President Trump is taking a significant step to close the Education Department. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced that this process has begun.

Trump will instruct Education Secretary Linda McMahon to take the necessary steps to close the department. Complete closure will require Congressional approval.

This decision aligns with Trump's long-standing view that the federal government should withdraw from education. However, Democratic state attorneys have already taken action and filed a lawsuit.

Trump has criticized the management of the education system at the federal level for years. Closing the Education Department could disrupt billions of dollars in aid to public schools and university students.

This executive order will mark Trump's first attempt to directly eliminate a cabinet-level department. However, achieving this without Congressional approval seems challenging.