A powerful teachers union has said Donald Trump “could not care less” about students after picking Linda McMahon for education secretary.
The professional wrestling mogul, who led the Small Business Administration for two years during Trump’s first term, will be tasked with pushing through the president-elect’s hardline views of the Department of Education if she is confirmed.
In Trump’s mind, the department has been infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.” He has pledged to shut it down.
McMahon, the billionaire co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and a close Trump ally, appears to have little experience with U.S. public education. She served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year and has spent years on the board of trustees for the private Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.
In a statement, National Education Association President Becky Pringle said McMahon was “unqualified” for the role and likened her to Betsy DeVos, the
