Senator Bernie Sanders shared comments at the top of a hearing to confirm President Trump's Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a protest against the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary, outside the US Capitol on February 12, 2025, in Washington,

Linda McMahon wastes no time using Day 1 to announce ‘overhaul’ of Department of Education - Trump has repeatedly said he wants McMahon to ‘put herself out of a job’ and shut down the department

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department.

Donald Trump's pick for US education secretary, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, was confirmed by the Senate Monday.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of the WWE co-founder, who has scant experience in schools, by a vote of 51-45.

Ms. McMahon, who has little experience in private or public schools, will take over a department that President Trump has already begun to dismantle.

Linda McMahon will be the next secretary of the Department of Education after passing a full Senate vote for her confirmation on Monday. The Senate voted 51-45 long party lines to confirm President Trump’s nominee to lead a federal agency he has been vocal about wanting to shut down.

The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire and former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon as the secretary of Education, an agency President Donald Trump wants to abolish. All but two members of the 22-member Cabinet have been been confirmed with the exceptions Lori Chavez-DeRemer in the Labor Department and Elise Stefanik as United Nations ambassador.

Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon has been officially confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Education Secretary in President Donald Trump’s administration.

Linda McMahon has been confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of Education, following her nomination by President Donald Trump. The Senate voted to confirm McMahon with a 51-45 majority, with four senators missing the vote.

Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle the education department in his campaign promises, which Linda McMahon agrees with