Former President Donald Trump laid out a nine-step plan for a possible second term that included eliminating the Department of Education and modifying the 25th Amendment during a campaign rally stop in Wisconsin.
The Republican presidential nominee announced his plan, which he said would “break the grip” of the Biden administration, during a Saturday rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin. The former president currently trails Vice President Kamala Harris in the battleground state that President Biden narrowly won four years ago.
His frustration with Ms. Harris’ jump to the top of the ticket after Mr. Biden’s dismal debate performance in June has become a mainstay of his rally speeches. Mr. Trump and Republicans have accused the Biden administration and Ms. Harris of covering up the president’s condition since he dropped out of the race, an attack that he wove into his nine-step plan.
“I will support modifying the 25th Amendment to make clear that if a vice president lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president of the United States, if you do that with a cover-up of the president of the United States, its grounds for impeachment immediately and removal from office, because that’s what they did,” Mr. Trump said.
In another jab at Mr. Biden, Mr. Trump said he would pass reforms to prevent foreign influence peddling, bribery and corruption, which has been a key charge of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry against the president.
He also renewed his promise to dismantle the Department of Education, an agency that has been a target for Republicans since the Reagan administration, vowing to his supporters that he would “stop abuse of your taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth with all sorts of things that you don’t want to have.”
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“We will ultimately eliminate the Federal Department of Education and send education back to Wisconsin and back to the states,” Mr. Trump said.
Mr. Trump also promised to cut 10 regulations for every new regulation, and based on a suggestion from tech billionaire Elon Musk, would establish a “Government Efficiency Commission” to perform an audit on the federal government.
Speculation has swirled over whether Mr. Trump would tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who recently suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed Mr. Trump, for a Cabinet position.
While not a clearly defined position in a possible Trump administration, Mr. Trump said that Mr. Kennedy would be deeply involved with a proposed panel of experts that would investigate the cause of increases in chronic health problems and childhood diseases.
“Bobby’s going to be very much involved in that, we’re going to get him involved, because … that’s what he likes, that’s what he’s great at,” he said.
Mr. Trump also planned to end the weaponization of government, protect free speech and “expel warmongers” from the country.
Around two hours away from Mr. Trump’s rally, the Harris campaign flew a banner that tied the former president to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, an accusation that the Trump campaign has disputed, over the University of Wisconsin’s college football game in an attempt to sway more younger voters.
Ms. Harris has gained a slim lead over Mr. Trump in Wisconsin, a marked turnaround from the Democratic Party after Mr. Biden trailed Mr. Trump by as many as 5 points for much of the summer.
Now, polling aggregate RealClearPolling shows Ms. Harris with just over a 1-point lead against the former president.
• Alex Miller can be reached at amiller@washingtontimes.com.
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