The ‘perfectly’ ironic image of a major Supreme Court spelling mistake has gone viral once again as US president Donald Trump defunds the Education Department.

Earlier this week on Thursday (20 March), the 78-year-old Republican signed an executive order that directed Education Department secretary, Linda McMahon, to start to ‘facilitate the closure’ of it – a move which marks the end of a 45-year-old institution.

“Today we take a very historic action that was 45 years in the making,” Trump said, marking the department’s elimination.

“Everybody knows it’s right. The Democrats know it’s right, and I hope they’re going to vote for it because ultimately it may come before them.”

He added: “It’s about time; everybody’s saying it.”

It’s important to note, however, that it is congress and not the president who actually holds the power to dismantle a federal agency like the Education Department with the newly-signed order likely to trigger legal challenges.

Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday to ‘facilitate the closure’ of the Education Department (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)