The Senate has confirmed Linda McMahon as the new secretary of education in the Donald Trump Administration. Linda McMahon, who served as the head of the Small Business Administration for a brief time during the first time Donald Trump Administration,
Linda McMahon’s selection has been questioned by critics because of her qualifications and limited educational background.
North Carolina native Linda McMahon testified two weeks ago before a Senate committee that she supported President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to close the Department of Education. Knowing that, the U.S. Senate confirmed McMahon’s nomination for education secretary Monday night in a 51-to-45 vote.
Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared on Fox Business Friday to share how the U.S. Department of Education is combating antisemitism at elite universities. During an appearance on “Kudlow,