Trump's Education Secretary Pick Is Linda McMahon, Former WWE CEO

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : "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," Trump said in a statement announcing her selection.
73% : As education secretary, McMahon would be tasked with dismantling the department she leads if Trump follows through with his campaign promise.
68% : Trump appeared in WWE programs over the years, and she donated to his first campaign, the Associated Press reported.
59% : Still, McMahon has proven herself to be an ideological ally to Trump with her long-standing interest in school choice.
56% : While McMahon is light on experience in education policy, she's proven herself a Trump loyalist -- and Trump historically has favored supporters.
51% : Linda McMahon, the co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team who spent much of her career as a pro-wrestling executive, is the incoming president's choice to serve as secretary of education, the transition team announced Tuesday.McMahon, 76, is a longtime friend and early supporter of Trump's who served as head of the Small Business Administration during the Republican's first term.
50% : President Joe Biden ended it immediately upon taking office, but it's credited with breathing life into a wave of state laws restricting how teachers can discuss race, racism, and gender identity in classrooms.
48% : "I don't believe charter schools take anything away from traditional public schools; rather, I think they can be centers for innovation and models for best practices," she wrote in the August 2015 essay.
46% : Education observers anticipate Trump, in his second term, will double down on efforts from the first.
42% : In his first term, Trump repeatedly sought deep cuts to the Department of Education's bottom line, including to popular programs that help districts offer after-school programs and hire and train teachers.
40% : In the announcement, Trump said McMahon will "fight tirelessly to expand 'Choice' to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families.
37% : She was reportedly in the running to serve as commerce secretary before Trump chose McMahon's fellow transition co-chair, Howard Lutnick, for that post.
27% : Unless Trump makes a recess appointment, McMahon would have to clear a Senate vote to serve as education secretary.

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