Former president Donald Trump praised the U.S. Supreme Court for its historic back-to-back decisions affecting education and religious rights, drawing enthusiastic applause from a conservative parental-rights group’s annual conference.
But after making those largely predictable remarks during his June 30 speech, Trump went off-script. He told the Joyful Warriors National Summit of Moms for Liberty, “It’s not part of my remarks, but I’m going to make it part, if you don’t mind: I want to move our education system back to the states.”
That declaration, which revived a proposal that stirred controversy during his presidency, was followed by 30 seconds of applause and cheering….