The following article by James Hohmann with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve was posted on the Washington Post website February 27, 2018:
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) criticized President Trump’s focus on arming teachers on Feb. 26, saying that teachers “don’t want to do that.” (The Washington Post)
THE BIG IDEA: President Trump crossed his arms and looked annoyed as Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington State, spoke out against arming teachers.
“I have listened to the biology teachers, and they don’t want to do that,” Inslee said during an event at the White House on Monday. “I’ve listened to the first-grade teachers that don’t want to be pistol-packing first-grade teachers. I’ve listened to law enforcement, who have said they don’t want to have to train teachers as law enforcement agents.” Continue reading “Trump gets a seminar on federalism as governors push back on arming teachers”