Trump Nominates Linda McMahon for Education Secretary
Trump Nominates Linda McMahon for Education Secretary
The Facts
US Pres.-elect Donald Trump has nominated Linda McMahon, who co-founded World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) with her husband Vince McMahon, to be the Secretary of the Department of Education (ED).
McMahon, 76, led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first presidency, and then became the chair of the pro-school choice America First Policy Institute. She previously also served on the Connecticut State Board of Education for about a year.
The Spin
Linda McMahon is a great choice to take on the corrupt teachers' unions. She would disrupt the Democrat establishment's loyalty to the NEA and AFT, whose interests prioritize bureaucracy over children. As Democrats useallow failing schools to fail as an excuse to ask for more money, McMahon would dismantle inefficiencies in the DOE and advance brighter futures.
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