Trump 2.0: Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education
Linda McMahon the wife of former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, had previously served as the leader of the Small Business Administration under Trump during his first term in office. Linda had stepped down from her position as WWE's chief executive to enter politics.
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Linda McMahon as the Education Secretary under his new administration set to assume office on 5 January 2025. This will be the second time Linda McMahon, whose most notable role was as the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), will become a part of the Trump administration.
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Linda McMahon was part of Trump administration in 2016
Linda, the wife of former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, had previously served as the leader of the Small Business Administration under Trump during his first term in office.
Donald Trump's love for WWE
Trump, who became a household name with his reality TV show The Apprentice, is known to have a strong personal relationship with the McMahons and WWE. In 1988, Trump was the host of WWE's WrestleMania IV and V at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. He also attended WrestleMania VII in Los Angeles in 1991 and WrestleMania XX at Madison Square Garden in 2004.
Trump even got himself into the ring at WrestleMania 23 for what was dubbed the "Battle of the Billionaires," where two wrestlers¡ªBobby Lashley, representing the future US President, and Umaga, representing McMahon¡ªfaced each other. It was a hair vs hair match, in which the losing billionaire would also have his head shaved. After Lashley defeated Umaga, Trump shaved the WWE co-founder bald in front of a packed audience.
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Linda McMahon's political career
Linda McMahon had stepped down from her position as WWE's chief executive to enter politics but failed to win a Senate seat in Connecticut in both 2010 and 2012.
However, in 2016, Trump put her in charge of the Small Business Administration, a role in which Linda won widespread appreciation for her work.
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While her business acumen is well-known, the same cannot be said about Linda's experience in the education sector. But she has expressed support for charter schools and school choice and served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year starting in 2009.
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