Donald Trump threatened to smackdown the education department
But his pick for education secretary is relatively tame
During his campaign Donald Trump promised to abolish the education department. After his re-election he announced some cabinet picks who were reassuringly well-qualified for their jobs and some who seem to have been chosen to cause maximum damage to the institutions they hope to lead. Given the intensity of the Republican war on wokeness in schools, picking Linda McMahon, the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as education secretary seemed in the second category.
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December 14th 2024
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