Linda McMahon has been confirmed to head the Department of Education—and she’s vowed to get right to work dismantling the agency. The co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment and chief of President Donald Trump’s transition team was confirmed by the Senate in a 51-45 vote on Monday. McMahon, 76, left her wrestling empire in 2009 to pursue a political career, but promptly failed in two separate attempts to become a senator for Connecticut. She also led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term. McMahon was given the job for her outspoken plan to shutter the Education Department, which would fulfill a longtime promise by Trump. “I told Linda, ‘I hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job,’” Trump said last month. “I want her to put herself out of a job.” In a statement after her confirmation, McMahon said the Education Department would focus on “advancing education freedom, not building up government-run systems,” adding that she would “empower states and districts to have more say in what is working on the ground for students instead of bureaucratic edicts from Washington, D.C.”
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