Overview

• President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, a move requiring congressional approval.
• Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recently announced $900 million in cuts to the Department of Education and $1 billion in reductions to food assistance programs.
• Critics, including Joe Scarborough, have condemned the cuts as harmful to vulnerable populations and lacking a coherent fiscal strategy.
• Public protests have erupted, including demonstrations in New York, opposing the cuts and their impact on underserved communities.
• Scarborough criticized the Democratic Party for failing to capitalize on these issues politically and called for addressing tax benefits for billionaires and corporations.