During her remarks from the Senate floor on the nomination of Linda McMahon to be Education Secretary, Senator Patty Murray scolded McMahon over her qualifications for the position.

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.

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.

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education in a 51-45 vote Monday evening. Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump’s brand new education secretary, Linda McMahon, has reportedly been given her first job since getting confirmed: Close down the department you lead. The reported decree comes all the way from the top,

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

The former wrestling mogul will become the nation's 13th secretary of education, and she has pledged to be its last.

The Senate voted 51-45 on Monday to confirm Linda McMahon as Education secretary to lead a department that President Donald Trump has instructed her to dismantle and eventually close. Republicans were unanimous in their support for McMahon while no Democrats backed her confirmation.

A draft executive order obtained Thursday by Inside Higher Ed directs the newly confirmed education secretary, Linda McMahon, to “take all necessary steps” to return authority over education to the states and facilitate closure of the Department of Education “to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law.”

Murray Claims DoE Nom McMahon Will ‘Let Public Schools Robbed Blind’ For Trump’s Billionaire Agenda During remarks on the Senate floor Monday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke about President Trump's Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon.