Linda McMahon Shows Up To Press Conference Outside Department Of Education

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There are few things in politics more entertaining than watching a group of grandstanding House Democrats get caught mid-theatrics by the very Cabinet member they were trying to undermine. This week’s episode of How Not to Do a Press Conference starred Rep. Frederica Wilson and a supporting cast of outraged progressives, all fresh off a meeting with Education Secretary Linda McMahon — and apparently assuming she wouldn’t stick around long enough to hear what they really thought.

Spoiler alert: she did.

Now, it’s not unusual to see Democrats treat parents like political punching bags — especially if those parents are part of a grassroots movement like Moms for Liberty that dares to question the bureaucratic stranglehold on public education. But Rep. Wilson decided to take things a step further by dripping with sarcasm as she mocked the idea that these parents — gasp — might actually have a say in what their children are taught.

“Let these Moms of Liberty write our curriculum,” Wilson scoffed, probably unaware that most parents would be thrilled if anyone besides government-appointed ideologues were handling that job. “Let them tell us how to educate our children… tell us not to teach Black history… wipe the pages clean…” And on and on it went, with all the subtlety of a brick through a window.

Let’s be clear: no one is trying to erase Black history. What parents are objecting to is the politicization of classrooms, where kids are being fed divisive ideology instead of learning math, science, and actual history. There’s a massive difference between teaching about slavery and the civil rights movement, which every American student should learn, and pushing critical race theory under the guise of “equity” and “inclusion.” But facts don’t matter when you’re trying to score points at a press conference you think is a safe space.

Cue Secretary McMahon walking up like the adult in the room.

And credit where it’s due — she didn’t take the bait, didn’t fire back, didn’t even flinch. She took the mic, thanked the members for coming, and then calmly restated what has become her — and this administration’s — most consistent message: decisions about education should be made closest to the students. In other words, not by distant, unelected bureaucrats in D.C., but by local school boards, teachers, and yes — even those pesky parents.

The reaction was priceless. Suddenly, the tone shifted. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, who had just been wringing her hands about phantom threats to education programs, quickly shifted to polite thanks and mild concern about states being able to “protect services.” Translation: “Please don’t call us out for what we just said before you walked up.”

This entire event was a perfect illustration of the divide between the education elites and the rest of America. The Left still believes the Department of Education should act as the national school board, imposing one-size-fits-all rules from Washington. Parents, meanwhile, are waking up to the fact that the system isn’t designed for them — and they’re organizing, voting, and running for office to take back control of their children’s education.

Democrats can mock all they want, but they’re missing the moment. Parents have had enough of being sidelined. They’re done being told they don’t understand what’s best for their own children. And if the best the Left can offer is cheap sarcasm and conspiracy theories about “erased history,” they’re going to keep losing ground in the education debate.

So props to Secretary McMahon for showing up, staying calm, and reaffirming a revolutionary idea: that government works best when it gets out of the way and lets parents and communities lead. What a concept.

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