The Senate has confirmed former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon to serve as President Donald Trump's Secretary of Education, heading the department that he intends to close "immediately.

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

The nomination of Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO picked by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Education, will head to a final Senate vote after passing the final procedural hurdle of the confirmation process.

Linda McMahon will be the next secretary of the Department of Education after passing a full Senate vote for her confirmation on Monday. The Senate voted 51-45 long party lines to confirm

World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Linda McMahon was confirmed along party lines by the US Senate on Monday to lead the Department of Education — which is already cutting funding and offering buyouts to its workforce as President Trump has made clear he wants the agency “closed immediately.”

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 Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department, paving the way for President Donald Trump to dismantle the agency.

McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump’s agenda.

The Senate has confirmed Linda McMahon as the new secretary of education in the Donald Trump Administration.