Trump Admin Cancels $1M Deafblind Aid for 'Divisive Words' Like Privilege
In a masterstroke of bureaucratic nonsense, the U.S. Department of Education yanked over $1 million in federal funding for vital deafblind student programs across eight states, including Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, and a New England consortium. Why? Because words like 'transition' and 'privilege' supposedly trigger the Trump-flavored Orwellian purge of 'divisive concepts.' The funding halt, set to end in a matter of days after seven lightning-fast warning letters, threatens around 1,000 vulnerable kids with multiple disabilities. Oregonās DeafBlind Project's commitment to fighting racism and bias got flagged ā turns out DEI is now the forbidden fruit. Even glowing parent reviews call it 'a privilege,' and thatās cancelled too. Wisconsinās special-ed teacher recruitment grant was also history, leaving 170 deafblind kids reeling. Education Department Press Secretary Savannah Newhouse claimed this merciless cull was about merit and fairness ā which somehow means denying help to kids who can't see or hear well. The timelineās vintage Trump: starting with grants birthed in response to the rubella epidemic of the 1960s and killed off decades later on sensitivity grounds.
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When 'privilege' and 'transition' are too woke for the Trump-era Education Department, get ready for a world where deafblind kids lose critical funding because feelings are more important than actual disabilities.
Trump admin cancels millions for deafblind kids because two words scared them: privilege and transition. At this rate, the only thing getting āspecialā is the special brand of stupidity.
Imagine firing up the federal budget BS detector and cancelling aid because a parent called staff āa privilege.ā Meanwhile, kids who canāt see or hear get benched for political correctness censorship.
Source: Propublica | Published: 9/10/2025 | Author: by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards
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