Nothing scary about this at all.
Update: apparently already backtracked: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-preparing-executive-order-telling-education-secretary-dissolve/story?id=119499614
This might be the normal Trump tactic of floating horrible ideas, so don’t be surprised if it comes back later.
I mean he can just fire all employees and withhold all money. I know it’s unconstitutional, yes, but that doesn’t mean anything anymore.