{"id":55815,"date":"2026-04-22T11:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/former-wwe-executive-tapped-to-lead-effort-to-eliminate-education-department\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:37:19","slug":"former-wwe-executive-tapped-to-lead-effort-to-eliminate-education-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/former-wwe-executive-tapped-to-lead-effort-to-eliminate-education-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWE Executive Tapped to Lead Effort to Eliminate Education Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776872239436.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55814\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>President Trump has selected Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, to head the Department of Education with the specific goal of eliminating the federal agency entirely.<\/p><p>McMahon, who spent decades in the professional wrestling industry, now faces the task of overseeing the very department Trump wants to abolish. According to New Yorker journalist Zach Helfand, her extensive background at WWE has uniquely positioned her for this unprecedented assignment.<\/p><p>Helfand examines the connection between McMahon&#8217;s entertainment industry leadership and her current mission to dismantle federal education oversight, highlighting how her corporate experience shaped her approach to this controversial government role.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda McMahon, who previously ran World Wrestling Entertainment, has been chosen by Trump to serve as education secretary with the mission of dismantling the federal agency. 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