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 President Trump’s nominee to lead a federal agency he has been vocal about wanting to shut down.

“Under the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of Education focused on everything but student success,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy, (R-La.) chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. “We need a strong leader at the Department who will get our education system back on track. Secretary McMahon is the right person for the job.”

Though not as controversial as some of his other picks, McMahon — a former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) executive who served as head of the Small Business Administration in Trump's first term — did draw Democratic opposition over her general lack of education experience and her and Trump's shared goal of eliminating the department.

“I rise in opposition to Ms. McMahon. I like her personally,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said

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