President-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination on Tuesday, November 19.

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed WWE co-founder Linda McMahon as Secretary of the Department of Education.

On Tuesday, November 19, Trump, 78, announced that he planned to bring McMahon, 76, into his next administration. McMahon previously served as administrator of the Small Business Administration during the first half of his first term.

In the Nov. 19 statement, Trump wrote that McMahon was doing an “incredible” job as co-chair of the transition team.

“As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘choice’ to every state in America and empower parents to make the best education decisions for their families.” Trump said, later adding: “We will send education back TO THE STATES.” , and Linda will spearhead this effort.

McMahon is chairman and chief executive officer of financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald. She also served on the Connecticut school board for two years. She previously served as chair of the board of directors of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and worked at both AFPI and America First Works (AFW).

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McMahon could be tasked with overseeing Trump’s plans to abolish the Department of Education.

During Trump’s campaign, he criticized the Department of Education for being “inefficient” and for hiring employees who “I hate our children.” In July 2024, Trump proposed closing the agency and to “reduce federal funding for any school or program that promotes critical race theory, gender ideology, or other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content about our children.”

He also said he wanted to “find and eliminate the radicals who have infiltrated the federal Department of Education”, as well as “keep men out of women’s sports”.

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McMahon was also a director of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which she co-founded with her husband, Vince McMahon. She resigned from her position in 2009.

Linda’s appointment follows November 19 announcement of Trump’s nomination Dr Mehmet Oz as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This also comes after Linda’s transition team co-chair, Howard Lutnick, was Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary. Lutnick is the billionaire chairman and CEO of the financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald.