Former W.W.E. Boss Tapped to Run Education, and Trans Rights on Capitol Hill

前 W.W.E. 老板被任命在国会山管理教育和变性人权利

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2024-11-20

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  • From the new York Times, it's the headlines.

  • I'm Tracee Mumford.

  • Today's Wednesday, November 20th.

  • Here's what we're covering.

  • Donald Trump has made another unconventional pick for his cabinet, choosing Linda McMahon, who has almost no background in education, for secretary of education.

  • McMahon is a former wrestling executive who led WWE.

  • She's also a close personal friend of Trump's who served during his first term running the Small Business Administration.

  • Trump has repeatedly talked about getting rid of the Department of Education altogether, but that would require congressional action instead.

  • Times reporter Erica Green says that McMahon, if she's confirmed, will likely upend the department from the inside at Trump's request.

  • Like many conservatives, President elect Donald Trump believes that the Department of Education has inserted itself into issues that it shouldn't be a part of, such as race, gender, that it delivers edicts on what students should be taught and how and ultimately has taken power away from parents.

  • Erica says there are some clues about where McMahon might focus.