GOP Candidates Back Trump’s Call to Close Education Dept.

Former President Donald Trump’s plan to close the Education Department is gaining support among GOP candidates around the country, including some in competitive House and Senate races, the The Washington Post reported.

Proponents of closing the agency believe such a move would save money and return control to state and local governments, rather than federal officials.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde of Wisconsin earlier this month called the agency “one of the worst monstrosities that’s ever been created.”