Trump To Tap Linda McMahon To Lead Education Department: Reports
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The WWE co-founder ran the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term.
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to name Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary, which could install another wealthy backer and confidant to his Cabinet, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.
McMahon, who founded World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) alongside her husband, Vince, is the co-chair of Trump’s transition team and chairs the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank.
She led the Small Business Administration for two years during Trump’s first term before stepping down in 2019 to help run his reelection effort.
Trump has pledged to close the Department of Education and return authority over K-12 education to states and localities. The agency provides only about 10% of funding to schools across the nation, but that support helps schools in low-income districts and is often used to pay for such programs as special education. The agency spends the bulk of its budget on the federal student aid program.
Closing the department would require an act of Congress and a supermajority of senators under current filibuster rules, a high bar.
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The WWE co-founder ran the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term.
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