After great pressure, the Trump administration is backtracking on Betsy DeVos’s plan to pull funding from the Special Olympics. Before leaving for a campaign rally Thursday afternoon Donald Trump said:
“I’ve been to the Special Olympics, I think it’s incredible and I just authorized a funding. I heard about it this morning. I have overridden my people. We’re funding the Special Olympics.”
DeVos earlier defending Trump’s budget: deficit means we can’t afford to fund Special Olympics
Trump today: i’ve overruled my people. we’re funding Special Olympics
DeVos now: “pleased. grateful. This is funding I’ve fought for behind-the-scenes over the last several years”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) March 28, 2019
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