One of Donald Trump's political nominations isn't getting the media attention that is deserved, a former prosecutor said.
Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance raised the issue on her Substack blog in a post dated Friday.
Noting that "one of the goals of Project 2025 is terminating the Department of Education," the attorney drew attention to Linda McMahon, who ran the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Trump from 2017 to 2019.
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"Trump’s appointment of the professional wrestling magnate has drawn little comment as the media has focused on Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, and others. Suffice it to say she does not appear to possess much of a background in public education," Vance wrote. "She was on the Connecticut Board of Education for one year, but there has been reporting she received that appointment after lying about having a degree in education."
Vance went on to argue that McMahon is unqualified to hold the position.
"McMahon is a longtime Trump ally and financial backer, apparently key qualifications for the job. After two years at the SBA, she stepped aside to run Trump’s America First Action PAC," she said. "The National Education Association ran an editorial opposing McMahon’s confirmation. They called her 'unqualified' and wrote that she 'spent years pushing policies that would defund and destroy public schools.' That sounds like a good fit if your agenda involves destroying the Department of Education. Start at the top."
The legal expert goes on to encourage her readers to "write to your senators about McMahon’s nomination."
"It’s flying largely under the radar screen, and it should not be. Do not obey in advance, and do not make it easy for Trump to destroy democratic institutions like the Department of Education with the complicity of your state and federal elected officials," she wrote on Friday. "We have a lot of work to do when it comes to public education. We have to insist that free, publicly funded, high-quality education is available to every child. Our engagement as citizens is everything. Let’s get to work."
