Earlier in the show, during his monologue, Kimmel also took on Trump’s decision to shutter the Department of Education, “According to the annual World Happiness Report, Americans are less happy than ever. The U.S. now ranks 24th on the happiest list. They say it is our lowest ranking since they've been measuring…. This chart shows the level of American happiness; look, it looks like it looks like the Tesla stock price. But our president has a plan to change that all. They say ignorance is bliss? And today Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.”
Kimmel proceeded to equate the Department of Education with education itself, “I know it sounds like a joke, but it's not. Trump famously said he loves the poorly educated, and now he will have so many more people to love. Trump signed the order during an event at the White House. They invited a group of children to attend. They’re like ‘Hey, kids who hates school?’ and they’re like ‘Well, we do’ and they said ‘Good news, it's over.’”
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