Linda McMahon testified at a Senate confirmation hearing on her nomination to be education secretary.
Democrats grilled McMahon on her willingness to execute Trump’s plan to shut down the Department of Education, which opponents say would undermine public education.
Below is the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing with Linda McMahon:
McMahon is a longtime Trump ally who became a billionaire as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. She left the wrestling empire in 2009 to launch a political career, running unsuccessfully twice for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut. McMahon has given millions to Trump’s campaigns, and during his first term, he picked her to lead the Small Business istration.
McMahon has a more limited education track record than most previous secretaries. She spent a year on the Connecticut Board of Education and is a longtime trustee at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. McMahon has called for expanded school choice programs, along with a focus on apprenticeships and alternatives to traditional college degrees.
