Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Education secretary, a role that could put her at the forefront of divisive cultural debates over parents’ rights, transgender athletes, school choice and the limits of free speech on college campuses.
“Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, and deep understanding of both Education and Business, to empower the next Generation of American Students and Workers, and make America Number One in Education in the World,’’ Trump said in a statement announcing her nomination Tuesday night.
McMahon, who served on the Connecticut State Board of Education for a little over a year, has long been one of Trump’s most trusted lieutenants: She is the co-chair of his transition team and has raised millions of dollars for his campaign as chair of the Super PAC America First Action. During his first term, she ran the Small Business Administration.
