Trump chooses business executive Linda McMahon to lead Education Department

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : McMahon, 76, joined Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk earlier Tuesday in Texas for the launch of Starship.
68% : "We will send education back to the states, and Linda will spearhead the effort," Trump said Tuesday with the promise to make "America number one in education in the world.
60% : McMahon also served as a member of the board of trustees at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield for more than 16 years, Trump added.
56% : ""For the past four years, as the Chair of the Board at the America First Policy Institute, Linda has been a fierce advocate for parent's rights, working hard at both AFPI and America First Works to achieve Universal School Choice in 12 states, giving children the opportunity to receive an excellent education, regardless of zip code or income," Trump wrote in a statement announcing McMahon's nomination.
53% : Trump touted McMahon's two years with the Connecticut Board of Education as one of 15 members overseeing all public education in the state, including Connecticut's Technical High School system.
29% : While McMahon has not issued a statement in response to the nomination, she reposted Trump's announcement on X.During his campaign, Trump repeatedly vowed to disband the Department of Education -- which was formed in 1980 -- and turn over education control to the states.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.