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President Donald Trump’s Latest Target? Schools With Vaccine Mandates.

No one should be surprised, but that doesn’t make it any less concerning.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readFeb 14, 2025
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I’ve certainly made note of the tactics that have been used by the Donald Trump administration in the weeks since the President has taken office. Quite frankly, it’s been so blatant and obvious it’s become clear they’re not even trying to hide it. They’re deliberately trying to overwhelm people. Filling the newsfeeds and television shows with so much that we don’t even know where to start. As sickening as it is we have to give credit where credit is due, and there’s no denying it’s the right tactic for this moment with the right wing.

Well, the bombardment and the shock and awe continue.

The staff with The Hill writes:

President Trump on Friday signed two executive orders seeking to strip funding from schools with COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to establish a new council focused on “Energy Dominance.”

Trump has increasingly leaned into the anti-vaccine movement in recent years, including naming one of its most prominent advocates to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the agency Thursday.

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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