President-elect Donald Trump named Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary, which would install another wealthy backer and confidant to his Cabinet.
“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 in a statement Tuesday. “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.”
“We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.”
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…