The Senate has advanced the nomination of former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education for a final round of voting.

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The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department, paving the way for President Donald Trump to dismantle the agency.

The US Senate has confirmed former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the next Secretary of Education. The 76-year-old businesswoman and longtime ally of former President Donald Trump was approved in a 51-45 vote on Monday, February 3. She will now lead the Education Department as the government pushes forward with Trump's policies.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Monday confirmed former wrestling exec and billionaire Linda McMahon as the next Secretary of Education. With a demonstrated lack of knowledge about even the most basic education laws and policies, McMahon is now the head of a department that Trump has called a “ big con job ” that he hopes to dismantle.

The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation's education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle.

North Carolina native Linda McMahon testified two weeks ago before a Senate committee that she supported President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to close the Department of Education. Knowing that, the U.S. Senate confirmed McMahon’s nomination for education secretary Monday night in a 51-to-45 vote.