'STONE COLD STUNNER'

Education Sec. Pick Brings WWE Wrestler ‘Triple H’ to Hearing

Linda McMahon attended her confirmation hearing with an entourage that had social media users cackling.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, attended her Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday with pro-wrestler Triple H in tow, the Independent reported.

The scene provided plenty of grist for the online mill.

McMahon—former president and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment WWE—“brought her own security,” one social media user joked.

Triple H, whose real name is Paul Levesque, is married to McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie. Stephanie attended the hearing along with the couple’s eldest child, Shane.

“Yeah, the U.S. is a f****** joke,” another social media user commented.

Yet another social media user mocked McMahon’s entourage: “I count 4 people in the room for Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing who’ve taken a Stone Cold Stunner on national television: Linda McMahon, Paul Levesque, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon.”

“Stone Cold Stunner” is the signature wrestling move of Steve “Stone Cold” Austin.

“Okay thank you everyone for joining us today, and wait what’s that? OH MY GOD IT’S SHAWN MICHAELS! AND HE’S GOT A STEEL CHAIR!” one user jeered, riffing off of the WWE theme.

Trump’s rant about wanting to close the very department McMahon plans to head superseded her first committee confirmation hearing.

The president has been pushing for the demise of DoE for years and now claims to want to shut it down “immediately,” the Independent reported.

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