Alabama U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville called for a shutdown of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on Monday in a post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

Tuberville’s message says: “STOP IT! #MAGA” in response to a meme posted by X owner Elon Musk mocking former US President Jimmy Carter, who created the department in 1979.

“Not very good value for money!” » reads Musk’s original post.

Educators across the country have expressed concerns about the future of the department after Donald Trump, elected last week as the 47th president of the United States, sworn to eliminate him throughout his campaign.

“We are going to end education in Washington, D.C.,” he said in a campaign video last year.

“We’re going to close down all these buildings everywhere and these people who, in many cases, hate our children. We will ship everything back to the United States.

Even though Trump has already denounced the projectDOE elimination is included in Project 2025a 900-page document detailing proposed policies for the Trump administration’s comeback, led by the right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation.

The plan also involves 100 conservative groups, including the Alabama Policy Institute.