Hey John,
Today, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, a billionaire WWE executive testified at her Senate confirmation hearing. Her hearing confirmed what we already knew: she is completely unqualified for this role and will make it a priority to dismantle our public schools, so her billionaire allies can fund massive tax breaks that pad their wallets.
We are fighting back. We are calling on every Senator to vote no on her confirmation and putting pressure on Democrats to use every tool at their disposal to stop this nomination in its tracks and bring attention to the Trump administration’s blatant attempts to destroy public education. Our futures are at stake.
Trump has made it clear that McMahon’s job isn’t to strengthen public education — it’s to dismantle it. He wants to gut the Department of Education, slash funding for public schools, and make higher education even more inaccessible. In his own words, he wants her to “put herself out of a job.” That means less funding for schools, fewer resources for teachers, and fewer protections for students.
This is part of Trump’s larger plan to strip away public services that working families rely on while billionaires and corporations get richer. We cannot let him get away with it.
Right now, Congress is feeling the pressure. Record numbers of people are calling and emailing their elected officials to demand action. Let’s keep up the pressure — this is the kind of people-power we need to fight back.
Together in movement,
Team Sunrise