Former President Donald Trump has chosen former WWE wrestling promoter Linda McMahon, who is being sued for child sex trafficking, to head the Department of Education in 2025, notes The Washington Post:
Linda and Vince McMahon face a separate civil suit filed in October by five anonymous plaintiffs who worked decades ago as “ring boys,” teenagers who helped set up WWE events. The plaintiffs claim the McMahons were aware they were being sexually abused by other high-ranking WWE employees and did not do enough to protect them.
Ironically, Trump plans to dismantle the Department of Education, reports The Associated Press:
But like many conservative politicians before him, Trump has called for dismantling the department altogether — a cumbersome task that likely would require action from Congress.
The agency’s main role is financial. Annually, it distributes billions in federal money to colleges and schools and manages the federal student loan portfolio. Closing the department would mean redistributing each of those duties to another agency.
The Education Department also plays an important regulatory role in services for students, ranging from those with disabilities to low-income and homeless kids.
Indeed, federal education money is central to Trump’s plans for colleges and schools. Trump has vowed to cut off federal money for schools and colleges that push “critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content” and to reward states and schools that end teacher tenure and enact universal school choice programs.
(Sources: The Associated Press, The Washington Post, Image Credit: LiveNow From.Fox/YouTube)