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Dec 18, 2025

Democrats Furious After President Donald Trump Signs Latest Executive Order - He Just Outsmarted Them AGAIN

WASHINGTON D.C. — The radical Left is in a state of absolute meltdown. President Donald Trump just took a massive sledgehammer to the bloated federal bureaucracy, signing a sweeping executive order to completely dismantle seven federal agencies while simultaneously dropping the hammer on woke universities across the country.

The executive order, signed on Friday, targets agencies focused on media, libraries, museums, and social programs. The President directed that these entities "be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law."

The targeted agency heads have been given a strict seven-day deadline to submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget confirming their full compliance with the dismantling process.

THE 7 DISMANTLED AGENCIES

Trump's executive order officially puts the following organizations on the chopping block:

  • The U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM): The parent organization of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia.

  • The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: A prominent, federally funded think tank.

  • The Institute of Museum and Library Services: A massive distributor of federal grants to archives and museums nationwide.

  • The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness

  • The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

  • The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

  • The Minority Business Development Agency

To enforce his agenda at the USAGM, Trump has selected conservative firebrand Kari Lake to lead the Voice of America, while nominating L. Brent Bozell III to oversee the parent agency. During a fiery speech at CPAC, Lake promised to clean house but insisted the international broadcaster would not simply become "Trump TV."

MUSK FIGHTS THE COURTS

While Trump signs the orders, tech billionaire Elon Musk has been tasked with executing the massive spending cuts and job reductions across the federal government.

However, the establishment is fighting back. Federal judges in district courts in Maryland and Northern California issued aggressive orders attempting to halt the mass dismissals and force the reinstatement of probationary government employees. The White House immediately announced it will appeal the rulings, refusing to back down from its promise to gut the administrative state.

52 UNIVERSITIES PUT ON NOTICE

As if gutting seven federal agencies wasn't enough to send Democrats into a panic, the Trump administration also launched a historic offensive against "woke" academia.

The Department of Education announced it is actively probing 52 universities over their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, which officials argue blatantly discriminate against white and Asian students. Education Secretary Linda McMahon made it clear that schools must end these programs immediately or risk losing their federal funding entirely.

"Students must be assessed according to merit and accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin. We will not yield on this commitment." — Education Secretary Linda McMahon

According to the Department of Education, 45 of the universities are under federal scrutiny for their involvement with "The PhD Project," an organization the government claims limits its networking and doctoral eligibility based strictly on race.

The investigation targets a massive array of elite institutions, including:

  • Yale

  • Arizona State

  • New York University

  • Notre Dame

  • Clemson

  • Cornell

  • Duke

  • Georgetown

Furthermore, six of the 52 institutions—including the University of Alabama and the University of South Florida—are being investigated for allegedly awarding "impermissible race-based scholarships." The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is also suspected of hosting a program that outright segregates students based on race.

With seven agencies dismantled, Elon Musk slashing budgets, and woke universities facing the loss of federal funds, the Trump administration has proven once again that the days of business as usual in Washington are officially over.

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