Trump fired nearly half of the staff of the Department of Education, sending waves of shock and outrage

Donald Trump fired nearly 50% of the staff of the Department of Education , sending waves of shock and outrage through 50% .

The president took the drastic step of canning 13-thousand DOE employees after finding out that the DOE has been spending more than $250 billion a year.

Outraged Democrats held a protest in a broom closet in the Capitol , and teachers protested the job cuts.