Secretary McMahon Joins Democrats' Press Conference Outside the Education Department
April 2, 2025 · The White House · 0:01:54
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What happened
Education Secretary Linda McMahon joined a press conference held by Democratic lawmakers outside the Department of Education, according to the White House video. One lawmaker thanked McMahon for joining them and for the open discussion, describing the mood in the room as very collegial, while voicing his biggest concern: that the states will not be able to protect the programs and services the department would devolve to them, as he stated it.
McMahon thanked those who came for an open discussion about the education of young people. She said the issue is not partisan — it is about the children of America and the generations after them — and that producing the next group of engineers, doctors, lawyers, plumbers, electricians, and HVAC operators requires focusing on how students can best be educated.
She stated the administration’s position directly: she believes, and knows President Trump believes, that the best education is the one closest to the child, where teachers, parents, local superintendents, and local school boards develop the curriculum for their students, as she stated it.
Why it matters
The appearance put the Education Secretary on the opposition’s podium to make the administration’s core case — returning control to states and local communities — directly to the lawmakers most skeptical of it.
Sources: The White House, “Democrats held a press conference outside the Dept of Education — so Sec McMahon joined them:”, 2025-04-02 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-04-02). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.
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