Thousands of people have signed a petition which calls for James to replace current Education Secretary Betsy Devos.
The petition comes in response to a tweet by Mr. Trump last week where he questioned James' intelligence.
The president's comment came after James appeared on CNN to talk about a newly-opened school for at-risk students, established by the Lebron James Family foundation and Akron public schools.
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