Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says she is not interested in serving as U.S. Secretary of Education if Donald Trump is re-elected, batting down a recent report from The Daily Caller.
The right-wing media outlet quoted a Reynolds spokesperson saying the job is “something that (Reynolds) is interested in” in an April 22 article speculating on potential cabinet appointments.
“I am passionate about education. I'm proud of what we're doing," Reynolds told reporters Wednesday at a news conference. "I mean, it started with STEM, it started with registered apprenticeship programs, literacy, parental choice. So I've got a lot of work to do as governor. I love what I'm doing. And I'm really proud of the work we've done, but we've got a lot of work to do.”
Reynolds said she thinks someone mistook her enthusiasm for education issues as interest in the position.
“The report said they thought I was (interested), and that was — I think they mistook just the way I talk about education as maybe ‘pick me,’” she said.
Reynolds has endorsed former president Trump’s re-election effort after he became the presumptive Republican nominee in March.
"Joe Biden has been a disaster for our country," she posted to social media. "Higher prices, inflation, an open border, crime, and the destruction of America’s image on the world stage. I will do everything to defeat him and elect Donald J. Trump for president of the United States!"
But the endorsement followed a tumultuous primary cycle in which Trump lashed out at Reynolds first for failing to publicly support him and then for throwing her weight behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
The right-wing media outlet quoted a Reynolds spokesperson saying the job is “something that (Reynolds) is interested in” in an April 22 article speculating on potential cabinet appointments.
“I am passionate about education. I'm proud of what we're doing," Reynolds told reporters Wednesday at a news conference. "I mean, it started with STEM, it started with registered apprenticeship programs, literacy, parental choice. So I've got a lot of work to do as governor. I love what I'm doing. And I'm really proud of the work we've done, but we've got a lot of work to do.”
Reynolds said she thinks someone mistook her enthusiasm for education issues as interest in the position.
“The report said they thought I was (interested), and that was — I think they mistook just the way I talk about education as maybe ‘pick me,’” she said.
Reynolds has endorsed former president Trump’s re-election effort after he became the presumptive Republican nominee in March.
"Joe Biden has been a disaster for our country," she posted to social media. "Higher prices, inflation, an open border, crime, and the destruction of America’s image on the world stage. I will do everything to defeat him and elect Donald J. Trump for president of the United States!"
But the endorsement followed a tumultuous primary cycle in which Trump lashed out at Reynolds first for failing to publicly support him and then for throwing her weight behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as the next US education secretary? What she says about the job
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she thinks someone mistook her enthusiasm for education issues as interest in the U.S. Secretary of Education.
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