Donald Trump announced Linda McMahon as his pick for the education secretary. The former WWE CEO has served in Trump’s earlier administration as well, let’s see who Linda McMahon is and what Trump has planned for the Department of Education.
McMahon is the co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team and she is one of the highest donors of Trump’s Presidential campaign. She is the latest cabinet pick from the transition team as Trump has announced Howard Lutnick as his pick for Commerce Secretary.
Linda McMahon Education Secretary
On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he intends to appoint a former administrator of the Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, to be the next Secretary of Education. Trump has confirmed his pick through a post on Truth Social, so if the Senate confirms she will serve as the new Education Secretary.
Earlier in the announcement, Linda joined Elon Musk and Trump in Texas at the SpaceX Starship launch, Elon Musk will co-chair Trump’s outside advisory commission with Vivek Ramaswamy. McMahon is a former WWE CEO who transitioned into politics and has been one of the major supporters of Trump’s candidacy for a long time.
Trump has said Linda will take his plan forward to take the Education sector to the States as her decade-long leadership experience will be beneficial for everyone associated with the education sector, such as students and education sector workers.
Linda McMahon Career
Linda Marie McMahon is 76 years old and co-founded the world’s prominent pro-wrestling company WWE with her husband Vince McMahon in 1980. Her husband’s father was a professional wrestling promoter and his interest led Linda and her husband to form WWE, today it is an inevitable part of American culture.
Under her reign, WWE has become a major hit and become popular among people. Her connection to Trump began when Donald Trump attended the 2007 Wrestle Mania event. Before her joining politics she was a well-known name in the education sector as she spent years in the education sector as a trustee and supported charter schools. McMahon has left her pro-wrestling executive position to enter politics.
Linda also served on the Connecticut Education Board in 2009 for a year and showed her interest in the education sector. She mentioned many times that she planned to become a teacher but didn’t pursue her dream after marriage.
Linda McMahon into Politics
Linda McMahon first time contested as the Republican candidate for the Connecticut Senate seat in 2009, which she lost. She again contested in 2012 for Connecticut’s other Senate Seat as a Republican candidate but unfortunately lost to Chirs Murphy.
After her defeats in elections, McMahon contributed to Republicans by funding the campaigns and became the major fundraiser of the party. Though she was unable to record a win in the election, her business mind has got the party major funds from prominent celebrities, singers, and figures in America.
In 2016, after Trump won the election, she became the 25th administrator of the Small Business Administration. However, she later stepped down from being the administrator as she was responsible for Trump’s reelection campaign for the Presidential election.
She chaired the America First Action that raised around $83 million fund for Trump’s campaign in 2020. Her association with the Republican Trump administration has been long and she is a constant supporter of Trump policies and governance.
What’s the Trump administration’s plan for the Education Department?
Trump has been vocal about his plan to abolish the entire education department and let the state handle education respectively as he believes giving the local agencies control of the decision for the betterment of students will be taken more effectively and accurately.
Though it would be difficult to change the entire department which has been in operation since 1980, the administration would need to convince Congress. The agency funds every K-12 public school and manages a student loan portfolio to ensure students get access to higher education.
If Linda becomes the Education Secretary, it will be her first task to close the education department and return the control to the states. The administration has not announced the model to make the transition of power from federal to state, however, Trump believes in McMahon and her understanding of education & business that would reshape a better future and opportunities for American students.
After the triumph in the Presidential Election, Trump is all set to make his Cabinet choice to lead the new government, Linda McMahon is his latest pick for Education Secretary. If the Senate confirms her appointment, it will be interesting to see how she will work on Trump’s plan for the department.
