Shaun KingVerified account

This is because college educated people know coal isn't coming back & they despise anyone who lies & says it is!https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/928610286126403584 …

That implies a level of long view thinking I am not sure Trump is capable of

Education makes people lean more left in general. You can thank all of the "Marxist" professors such as myself for that.

You're giving him too much credit. He's putting unqualified people in charge of everything.

More education for voters = fewer Republican voters.

Education: How would having having a gun in my pocket while being sawed in half by an AR-15 help me again?

It works that way - though not quite as directly - for the Republican Party. More education = less election victories.

Well I must be Stephen Hawking's educated.

I suspect his qualifications are the must be LOYAL to him.

Not just Trump, all the Republicans want religious cattle education for the struggling class...

Exactly! Only stupid people can stand his ass.

The Dumbing Down of Americans started long before Trump Like many things, he's the attempted nail in the coffin

It's probably part of the reason the #GOPTaxScam makes college more expensive for students, and makes teaching more expensive for teachers.

I can't imagine that Trump thinks deeply or strategically enough for this to be a motivating factor for him.

Republicans have spent 30+ years insulating their voters in a news vacuum and convincing their voters being educated is a negative attribute.