Trump chooses longtime ally Linda McMahon to eun Education Dept.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : A close friend of Trump's and a longtime booster of his political career, McMahon had been among his early donors leading up to his electoral victory in 2016 and has been one of the leaders of his transition team, vetting other potential appointees and drafting potential executive orders since August.
44% : And she would assume the role at a time when school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, many students are not making up ground lost during the pandemic in reading and math, and many colleges and universities are shrinking and closing amid a larger loss of faith in the value of higher education.
40% : In McMahon, 76, Trump has elevated someone far outside the mold of traditional candidates for the role, an executive with no teaching background or professional experience steering education policy, other than an appointment in 2009 to the Connecticut State Board of Education, where she served for just over a year.
33% : "We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort," Trump said in a statement announcing the decision on Tuesday.
29% : McMahon, 76, led the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term and resigned in 2019 without a public fallout or rift with Trump, who praised her at her departure as "one of our all-time favorites" and a "superstar."

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