WWE co-founder Linda McMahon was sworn in as Donald Trump's education secretary on March 3, sharing her 'final mission' for the Carter-era department that she was tapped to lead

Linda McMahon, the longtime president and CEO of WWE, is now the Secretary of Education, with the express mission to shut the department down.

The Republican-controlled Senate on Monday confirmed former wrestling exec and billionaire Linda McMahon as the next Secretary of Education. With a demonstrated lack of knowledge about even the most basic education laws and policies, McMahon is now the head of a department that Trump has called a “ big con job ” that he hopes to dismantle.

McMahon, who has recently seperated from his husband Vince, will be tasked to run a department that the President wants shut down.

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

Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon tells Fox News layoffs are necessary to reduce bureaucracy in education as Trump sends it to states.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon detailed how the Trump administration aims to improve the nation’s education, specifically so that curriculum control can return to local communities. The recently confirmed secretary made her argument in response to statements from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten,

Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon revealed the massive layoffs at the DOE on Tuesday was reportedly the "first step" in eliminating the federal agency.