Trump Nominates Linda McMahon for Education Secretary

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NOV 2024

Above: Former administrator of the Small Business Administration and current Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. Image copyright: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Contributor/AFP via Getty Imagesstory last updated NOV 2024

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 allow schools to fail as an excuse to ask for more money, McMahon would dismantle inefficiencies in the DOE and advance brighter futures.

PJ Media

There are many reasons Linda McMahon shouldn't be in charge of DOE, most notably that she and her husband are currently being sued for turning a blind eye to sexual abuse at WWE. Despite, that Trump is willing to destroy the ED — and the special education funding that comes with it — all because the McMahons donated to his campaign and are influenced by conservative think tanks.

Rolling Stone Newsweek

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 14% chance that the fraction of American 18-24 year-olds enrolled in colleges in 2025 will be ≥10% less than were enrolled in 2015, according to the Metaculus prediction community.