Trump’s education pick once incorrectly claimed to have education degree

 Linda McMahon, in a questionnaire for a 2009 post on a Connecticut state education board, incorrectly said she had a bachelor’s degree in education, according to news reports. 

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Linda McMahon speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Thursday in Palm Beach, Florida. (Alex Brandon/AP)

By Beth Reinhard

, 

Aaron Schaffer

 and 

Laura Meckler 

November 20, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. EST

Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice as education secretary, incorrectly claimed in 2009   that she had a bachelor’s degree in education on a questionnaire for a Connecticut Board of Education post, according to news reports at the time