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.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is informing all employees that the administration will embark on a "momentous final mission" to send education back to the states, Fox News Digital learned.
McMahon will have the dual responsibility of dismantling the Education Department while advancing Trump's policy objectives.
McMahon will take over a department that has already undergone significant changes.
The GOP-controlled Senate approved former wrestling industry executive Linda McMahon as the next secretary of the Education Department.
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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.
World Wrestling Entertainment cofounder Linda McMahon was confirmed along party lines by the US Senate on Monday to lead the Department of Education — which is already cutting funding and offering buyouts to its workforce as President Trump has made clear he wants the agency “closed immediately.”
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