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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos went before Congress recently to defend the administration’s proposed almost $18 million cut to the Special Olympics, a private organization. Despite the fact that federal funding only made up a fraction of the Special Olympics’ budget, the liberal broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) had total meltdowns during their evening programs.
ABC national correspondent Terry Moran had arguably the most visceral reaction, during World News Tonight. “For more than 50 years, the Special Olympics have been part of a revolutionary movement, putting people with intellectual disabilities front and center, in a new light on the world stage. For decades, the government supported the games, but now the Trump administration wants to eliminate all federal funding,” he bitterly announced.
“The $17.6 million the games receive from the government is a tiny fraction of Trump's proposed $4.75 trillion budget proposal. But it represents a significant chunk of the Special Olympics’ annual revenue. And some charities did get federal support from this administration,” Moran suggested.
But Moran seemed to be intentionally misleading viewers. While he claimed the almost $18 million was a “significant chunk” of their budget, that was not true.
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