Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday, “I’ve overridden my people for funding the Special Olympics.”
The Trump administration’s education budget proposal calls for the elimination of $17.6 million in funding for the Special Olympics, roughly 10 percent of the group’s overall revenue.
Democrats pressed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on the topic during a Senate budget hearing Thursday, just days after House Democrats grilled her on the proposal and sparked criticism online.
DeVos said she “wasn’t personally involved” in pushing for elimination of the funding, but she defended it as her agency seeks to cut $7 billion from the 2020 budget.
“We can save money by putting the kids in cages instead.”
He also promised not to make fun of the athletes.
Donald J. Trump: Champion of the Disabled!™
I don’t believe for one second that Trump could name 10 items in the proposed budget - an actual name of a program, so “Social Security” and “Defense Spending” wouldn’t count.
Do NOT fuck with us again!