Ron DeSantis declared that if elected president, he would aim to abolish the IRS along with three other significant federal agencies. And if he is unable to get rid of them, he has a backup plan.
When asked on FOX News if he would be in favor of abolishing federal agencies including the Department of Education, DeSantis replied:
“So we would do education. We would do [the Department of] Commerce, we would do [the Department of] Energy, and we would do IRS (Internal Revenue Service). And so if Congress will work with me on doing that, we’ll be able to reduce the scope of government.”
“But what I’m also going to do, Martha, is be prepared. If Congress won’t go that far, I’m going to use those agencies to push back against woke ideology and against the leftism that we see creeping into all institutions of American life.
“So, for example, with the Department of Education, we reverse all the transgender sports stuff. Women’s sports should be protected. We reverse policies trying to inject the curriculum into our schools. That will all be gone. We will make sure we have an accreditation system for higher ed, which is not trying to foment things like DEI and CRT. So we’ll be prepared to do both. Either way, it’ll be a win for conservatives.”
DeSantis’ primary opposition Donald Trump said he would also be in favor of abolishing the IRS.
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