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On Tuesday, Donald Trump nominated Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), to lead the Department of Education, which he has pledged to dismantle. Donald Trump has secured a decisive victory in the US elections, triumphing in key swing states. His opponent, Kamala Harris, has garnered 226 electoral votes, while Trump has won 295, surpassing the 270 electoral votes needed to claim victory. This makes him the second Republican in the past 20 years to win a second term, following George W. Bush, who served as president from 2001 to 2009.
She has served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term. She was appointed in 2017 and resigned in 2019 to become the chair of America First Action, a pro-Trump super political action committee.
She has also served as the board chair of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank that she formed in 2021 with Larry Kudlow and other advisers from the first Trump administration.
In his statement, Trump described McMahon as a "fierce advocate for Parents' Rights" and emphasized his plan, saying, "We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort."
Linda McMahon's journey
McMahon, who co-chairs Trump’s transition team ahead of his return to the White House in January, is tasked with helping fill around 4,000 government positions. In terms of McMahon’s educational background, Trump highlighted her two years on the Connecticut Board of Education and her 16 years on the board of trustees at Sacred Heart University, a private Catholic institution.
McMahon left WWE in 2009 to unsuccessfully run for the U.S. Senate and has been a significant donor to Trump. Since 2021, she has chaired the Center For The American Worker at the Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute.
Trump has long promised to abolish the federal Department of Education upon his return to the White House. "I say it all the time. I'm dying to get back to do this. We will ultimately eliminate the federal Department of Education," he stated at a rally in Wisconsin in September.
McMahon's admiration for Trump
At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, McMahon expressed her admiration for Trump, calling him "a colleague and a boss" as well as "a friend." Her connection to Trump dates back to her WWE days, where she first met him while serving as CEO. At one point, during a scripted wrestling feud, Trump body-slammed her husband, WWE legend Vince McMahon, and shaved his head live on television.
In her nomination, Trump noted McMahon’s success in growing WWE. After leaving the administration, McMahon chaired the pro-Trump America First Action SuperPAC, a political action committee supporting Trump’s initiatives.
