President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he’s tapped Linda McMahon as the secretary of Education.
Trump revealed his selection on Truth Social. The decision emerged after it became evident that McMahon would not be selected for the role of Commerce secretary. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump announced Howard Lutnick, another transition team co-chair, as his choice to lead the Commerce Department.
“It is my great honor to announce that Linda McMahon, former administrator of the Small Business Administration, will be the United States Secretary of Education,” Trump wrote.
McMahon previously served as the head of the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term, taking office in 2017 and stepping down in 2019 to lead America First Action, a pro-Trump super PAC, CNN reported. Currently, McMahon chairs the America First Policy Institute, a think tank she co-founded…
