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What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics
April 23, 2026·47 minsolopolitics
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Linda McMahon’s tenure at WWE, where she managed chaos and cleaned up after her volatile husband Vince, prepared her perfectly for serving as Trump’s Secretary of Education, where she is systematically dismantling the Department of Education despite lacking deep policy expertise or genuin
Linda McMahon’s tenure at WWE, where she managed chaos and cleaned up after her volatile husband Vince, prepared her perfectly for serving as Trump’s Secretary of Education, where she is systematically dismantling the Department of Education despite lacking deep policy expertise or genuin
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Zach Helfand
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Linda McMahonVince McMahonDonald TrumpZach HelfandTyler Foggett
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World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)America First Policy Institute (AFPI)Department of Education
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