Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that the Department of Education “can be largely eliminated. Now, you maybe want to have a little bit of tentacles out there” on Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.

Trump said, [relevant remarks begin around 5:45] “First of all, we want to bring education back to Wisconsin, right? So, we end Common Core. And Department of Education can — I mean, the Department of Education is massive, and it can be largely eliminated. Now, you maybe want to have a little bit of tentacles out there, make sure everything, — but largely, we can eliminate the Department of Education.”

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