Education Secretary Betsy De Vos was overruled by President Trump on the funding for the Special Olympics.

As the president was leaving for a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he announced his decision to the media:

President Trump responds to news that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was proposing a cut to Special Olympics funding:

“I just authorized funding of the Special Olympics. …

I have overridden my people, we’re funding the Special Olympics”

The president just recently met with a group of Down Syndrome teens on Down Syndrome Day.

His photos with them are priceless.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1108838713470185472

Ivanka Trump and Vice president Mike Pence joined President Trump to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.

Today we celebrate the lives and achievements of Americans with Down Syndrome. @VP and I will always stand with these wonderful families, and together we will always stand for LIFE!

This was a great move by President Trump. The left is already claiming this was a planned moment but it really is our president’s big heart in action.

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