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Who is Linda McMahon? Trump donor, WWE co-founder is education secretary pick.

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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -10% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : She ran the Small Business AdministrationMcMahon was selected by Trump to head the Small Business Administration, an agency that serves to empower small businesses, during his first presidency.
63% : "We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead the effort," Trump said in the announcement.
48% : The couple donated $5 million to a now-defunct charity run by Trump between 2007 and 2009.
44% : "I knew she was good but I didn't know she was that good," Trump said at the time of her departure.
43% : We're tracking the people Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
36% : She is not known for her work on educationIn his announcement, Trump cited McMahon's stint on the Connecticut Board of Education during 2009 and 2010.
31% : Trump once famously shaved Vince's head during an appearance on WrestleMania's "Battle of the Billionaires.

*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.

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