Donald Trump with Linda McMahon, now Education Secretary, in the East Room of the White House, Washington D.C., March 29, 2017 (Mark Wilson/Getty)

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EA-Times Radio VideoCast: “Trump Is Biggest Threat to US Constitution Since 1865”

EA-Erich McElroy VideoCast: Donald Trump, Bully-in-Chief

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I joined Monocle Radio’s Georgina Godwin on Thursday to analyze the assault by Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the US Department of Education.

Listen from 2:48:

I evaluate the firing or resignation of almost half of the 4,100 staff soon after the confirmation of Linda McMahon — best known as co-owner of World Wrestling Entertainment — as Education Secretary.

I analyze the effect on programs such as those to protect civil rights, help students with disabilities, assist families with funding, and train teachers.

And I place the gutting of the Department amid the wider Trump-Musk war on US agencies.