President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise and a long-held objective for conservatives.
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Trump: With that, I’m going to come down and we’re going to sign a very important document and we’re going to be on our way.
People have wanted to do this for many, many years, for many, many decades.
And, I don’t know, no president ever got around to doing it, but I’m getting around to doing it. So, thank you very much. (applause)
