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Former WWE executive Linda McMohan has questionable credibility as education secretary.
Linda McMahon's nomination as the education secretary by President-elect Donald Trump added to the list of shocking candidates Trump picked after Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegeseth. 76-year-old McMahon worked as the president and CEO of WWE from 1980 to 2009 alongside her ex-husband Vince McMahon. Social media users questioned her credibility in heading the education department with little to no experience related to education. She was also accused of covering up the allegations of sex trafficking against her former husband.
Did Linda lie about her degree?
Viral posts on social media claimed Linda McMahon has no degree and married Vince just after high school. They got married when Linda was 17 and Vince was 21. According to reports, Linda enrolled at East Carolina University in 1966 where she obtained a bachelor's degree in French and was certified to teach.
But reports claimed Linda earlier said her degree was in Education which was wrong.
The former wrestling executive, however, has no teaching background or professional experience in education policy. Her association with education was she was on a State Board of Education in 2009-10 and served years as a trustee at a university.
"The only exp she (Linda) has in ED is going to school 50+ years ago & sending her kids to it," one user wrote.
"So Linda McMahon studied small business in college and her job now is to lead The Department of Education," another wrote.
"She doesn’t even have a masters degree and hasn’t been in an education institution since the 1960s. But sure let’s give her the keys to the future of education in our country," one wrote.
"What?? 😮 Linda McMahon has a BA in French and a teaching certificate? I don’t think that’s enough to qualify for that position, 👇but what do I know?? 😂 These rich people have bought their way in," one post read.
