US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently detailed how her friendship with President Donald Trump, stemming from WWE, led to her role in the White House. McMahon served as CEO of WWE until 2009 and was heavily involved in business operations, licensing deals, TV deals, and merchandising.
McMahon first came across Donald Trump more than twenty years ago at a Rolling Stones concert, where Trump had invited her husband, and former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.
Trump also made an appearance at WrestleMania 23 in 2007, strengthening the McMahon family's business relationship with him. McMahon has now explained how her relationship with Trump began through WWE and led to her cabinet position.
McMahon's Cabinet Role
In an interview with Going Ringside, Linda McMahon said:
It was almost 30 years ago now and we met and he was a big fan of the product of WWE and he came in he was in some of our story lines some of the highest rated storylines. We became friends and we've been friends ever since and I was honored it was the honor of a lifetime to serve in his cabinet.
McMahon served as head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from 2017, resigning in April 2019. She was later nominated by President-elect Trump on November 19, 2024, to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education for the second Trump administration.
McMahon is also chair of the board for the America First Policy Institute. The McMahons have donated over $68 million to political causes in the last decade.
