Cutting education funding in half is highly unpopular and bad politics for a mainstream candidate.

“Look, I know we're immune to Trump. That has to be one of the most unpopular things a mainstream candidate has said in a very long time. We're going to halve education funding.”

A public school system funded by the federal government and then moved to state control with half the original budget would result in significant funding cuts that are harmful.

“Some people don't understand the like we're going to have take it from the federal government and give it to the states cuz it sounds like, "Oh, then the states can control it." But actually admitting that you're going to cut it in half, You put that you So, these are two I mean, honestly, these are”