{"id":128017,"date":"2024-11-20T12:04:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T05:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128017"},"modified":"2024-11-20T12:04:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T05:04:48","slug":"trump-picks-former-wwe-executive-linda-mcmahon-for-education-secretary-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128017","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Linda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump\u2019s transition team, has been named as the president-elect\u2019s pick for education secretary in his upcoming administration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In a statement, Trump extolled the \u201cincredible\u201d job McMahon has been doing as transition team co-chair and said: \u201cAs Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand \u2018Choice\u2019 to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families. \u2026 We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">The nomination comes after McMahon\u2019s co-chair on the transition team and billionaire founder of the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/19\/howard-lutnick-commerce-secretary-trump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Howard Lutnick<\/a>, was named as Trump\u2019s pick for commerce secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">McMahon was made transition team chair in August, after having donated a whopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/politics\/article\/ct-biggest-donors-presidential-donors-biden-trump-19548857.php\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">$814,600 to Trump\u2019s campaign<\/a> as of July. She previously served in Trump\u2019s cabinet in his first administration as the administrator of the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.NewsletterSignupBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"#EmailSignup-skip-link-4\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">skip past newsletter promotion<\/a><\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"newsletter promotion\" class=\"dcr-av5vqf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-10et71f\">\n<p class=\"dcr-rsfwa\">Sign up to <span>The Stakes \u2014 Presidential Transition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1xjndtj\">We will guide you through the aftermath of the US election and the transition to a Trump presidency<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"SecureSignup\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;newsletterId&quot;:&quot;the-stakes-us-election-edition&quot;,&quot;successDescription&quot;:&quot;We will guide you through the aftermath of the US election and the transition to a Trump presidency&quot;}\"\/><span class=\"dcr-1eusqlu\"><strong>Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. 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We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-4\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure id=\"fc9e292a-a10f-42cb-a0a3-1f4bfd653d83\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:5,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Trump\u2019s cabinet and White House picks \u2013 so far&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;fc9e292a-a10f-42cb-a0a3-1f4bfd653d83&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/19\/trump-cabinet-picks-administration-appointees&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Since 2021, McMahon has served as Washington DC-based thinktank America First Policy Institute\u2019s board chairperson and chair of its Center for the American Worker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A former Senate candidate in Connecticut, McMahonis the former executive of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which she co-founded with her husband, Vince McMahon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In October, McMahon was named in a new lawsuit involving WWE. The suit alleges that she and other leaders of the company allowed the sexual abuse of young boys at the hands of a ringside announcer, former WWE ring crew chief Melvin Phillips Jr. The complaint specifically alleges that the McMahons knew about the abuse and failed to stop it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">An attorney for the McMahons told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/2024\/10\/23\/ww-ring-boys-sexual-abuse-negligence-lawsuit-vince-mcmahon-linda-tko\/75814539007\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">USA Today Sports<\/a> that the allegations are \u201cfalse claims\u201d stemming from reporting that the couple deems \u201cabsurd, defamatory and utterly meritless\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/19\/trump-nominates-linda-mcmahon-education-secretary\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump\u2019s transition team, has been named as the president-elect\u2019s pick for education secretary in his upcoming administration. 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