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Trump Reverses Proposed Funding Cut for Special Olympics

HeadlineMar 29, 2019

President Trump told reporters Thursday he was reversing a proposed budget cut to the Special Olympics, after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos came under fire for requesting government zero out its funding for the third straight year. “I’ve overridden my people,” Trump told reporters.

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