The Biden administration poured billions into the Department of Education’s radical agenda.
But now Congress is being warned.
And Russ Vought just put lawmakers on notice with this devastating education spending revelation.
Trump’s OMB Director demands Congress slash education spending
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought isn’t mincing words about the bloated Department of Education budget and is putting Congress on notice that the days of rubber-stamping massive education spending increases are over.
In a stunning revelation, Vought exposed how the Department of Education’s budget skyrocketed from $104 billion in 2019 to a whopping $268 billion by 2024 – a jaw-dropping 157% increase under Biden’s watch.
During a recent discussion about President Trump’s 2026 Budget Plan, Vought didn’t hold back on what he sees as the real problem with education spending.
“The country saw and put President Trump in office to deal with the reality that when you have the Department of Education funding the indoctrination of preschoolers… you have something fundamentally wrong in this country,” Vought declared.
He added, “And we want to make sure that the Congress knows the extent to which we have concerns with many of these programs and agencies, and it’s going to finally require them to cut spending,” Vought emphasized, delivering a clear message to Capitol Hill.
Biden’s education department pushed radical ideology on children
While American students fell behind in reading and math, Biden’s education bureaucrats were busy pushing divisive ideology.
Under Biden’s Department of Education, billions of taxpayer dollars were funneled into ideological pet projects that had nothing to do with academic excellence.
The department aggressively pushed “equity” quotas in schools, developed LGBTQ+ curriculum toolkits for young children, and even created migrant student recruitment programs.
All while academic performance plummeted nationwide.
FAFSA disaster exposed bureaucratic incompetence
If Americans needed any more proof of the Education Department’s incompetence, the FAFSA financial aid debacle provided it.
Last year, a catastrophic rollout of the redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid form left millions of college students in limbo.
Leaving aside the disaster that putting taxpayers on the hook for student loans has been, Biden’s education bureaucrats left those students twisting in the wind.
The crisis delayed college decisions for countless families and exposed the department’s inability to handle even its most basic functions.
Yet somehow, the same bureaucrats responsible for that disaster believe they should have even more control over early childhood education.
Trump and Vought sending Congress an ultimatum
Russ Vought’s comments signal not just a policy shift but a direct challenge to Congress about how the federal government will approach education spending under Trump’s second term.
Rather than letting unelected bureaucrats dictate curriculum and values to America’s children, the Trump administration appears poised to return control to parents and local communities.
Vought’s statements align perfectly with what President Trump promised on the campaign trail – to drain the Swamp of wasteful spending and radical ideologues.
The message from the Trump administration is clear – taxpayers shouldn’t fund what critics have called “indoctrination factories.” The focus will be on slashing the bloat, refocusing on core academics, and letting parents—not bureaucrats—shape their children’s futures.
OMB Director @russvought on @POTUS‘ 2026 Budget Plan: “The country saw and put President Trump in office to deal with the reality that when you have the Department of Education funding the indoctrination of preschoolers… you have something fundamentally wrong in this country.… pic.twitter.com/Kh8O4IkeAA
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 6, 2025
As Trump’s budget plan takes shape, Democrats in Congress are scrambling to protect their pet projects and ideological initiatives that have been hiding in the Department of Education’s bloated budget.
With Vought leading the charge at OMB, it’s clear that Congress will face unprecedented pressure to finally rein in the runaway education spending that’s been funding radical agendas for years.
