President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, March 20, 2025, to begin the dismantling of the Department of Education. Since the signing, the MNGOP and Republican legislators have remained quiet.

President Trump’s long standing goal to eliminate the DoE has been set into motion. And while it would take an act of Congress to completely shut it down, in true Trump form, he refuses to let any grass grow under his feet by just standing around.

It’s no surprise that there’s been lots of criticism from the left since Trump put pen to paper. The Dems wasted no time and pulled zero punches as they voiced dissenting opinions with their unique brand of loud and obnoxious public outrage.

What IS surprising is a deafening silence from the MNGOP. One would hope that the take down of an educational system that has miserably failed our children would be praiseworthy, but… NOT A WORD! 

This is because Republicans cower in fear of Education Minnesota (the Teachers Union) and their PAC. You see, Education Minnesota is among the biggest boosters of the Democrats. Just last year, their PAC gave almost a HALF MILLION DOLLARS to the Democrat Party straight up.

That doesn’t count direct funding to candidates and other funding. MinnPost recently put up a graphic analysis of who funds the Democrats in Minnesota and wrote in the article:

Funding from unions via dues payments cannot be underestimated. The predictable funding is the basis for DFL campaigns. That money goes to both political party committees and the primary DFL fundraising committee, the We All Do Better PAC. Public employee unions lead the way — Education Minnesota, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees and AFSCME Council 5. But construction unions that often give some money to both parties give in larger amounts to DFLers.

It’s also because most Republicans are RINOs. These are people who agree with and will support the Leftist agenda while wearing the red shirt and waving the GOP flag. But make no mistake what and who they stand for. Hint: it’s not for Freedom, Liberty and D.O.G.E.

That’s why the Minnesota Republicans are silent. They don’t want to end the Dept. of Education. They don’t want School Choice. They are for government schools who teach wokism.  

Trump’s decisive actions continue to set the standard for conservative lawmakers nationwide who embrace the America First agenda. But Minnesota RINOs leave liberty lovers in the lurch once again.

The grassroots is waiting for their so-called-conservative leaders to get on the Trump/D.O.G.E. train. ALL ABOARD!!