Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed corrected President Donald Trump ’s education secretary for overshooting the cost of a federal program she wants to gut by $985 billion.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, was questioned by Louisiana Senator John Kennedy about federal funding of TRIO and its sister program GEAR UP, a federal program that provides services to help disadvantaged students to afford college.

The questioning came during the Senate budget hearing Tuesday, marking another in a string of embarrassing moments for the secretary, including when she referred to “AI” as “A1” instead of artificial intelligence,

With confirmation from McMahon, Kennedy confirmed that the government spends $1.58 billion a year on the program. While the pair di

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