Despite her background in professional wrestling, Linda McMahon, former WWE CEO and potential education secretary, doesn't project an intimidating image. Her lack of charisma and awkward speaking style led to ridicule from fans during her brief WWE appearances. However, this very unassuming nature is what makes her a potential threat. Perceived as a 'moderate' and the 'good cop' among other controversial figures, her true intentions might go unnoticed.
The ex- WWE CEO and likely incoming education secretary doesn’t seem like a threat. That’s what makes her one
That’s ultimately what makes her a threat: she doesn’t seem like one. She is falsely perceived as a “moderate” and will come across as the “good cop” in a collection of awful ones. When she was nominated as director of the Small Business Administration in 2017, under Donald Trump, she was the only cabinet pick who passed with substantial Democratic support – 81 out of 100 senators voted to confirm her. She made it through her two-plus years in the role without drawing attention .
However, those days are long gone. In the 1980s, Vince and Linda admitted their product’s fakeness in legal proceedings, so as to avoid taxes, regulations and fines. The secret was out, and nobody could credibly claim wrestling was on the level any more. So kayfabe evolved. What emerged was powerful – and often malevolent.”. Instead of insisting to the audience that what they were seeing was real, McMahon allowed fans to see behind the curtain and learn that not all was as it seemed.
In her time running the company, she and Vince cultivated relationships with a wide array of people who now find themselves at the top of the Republican food chain. Most notably, Trump hosted two installments of the annual WrestleMania extravaganza in the late 80s, attended many additional shows and even participated in a long storyline where he pretended to be in an explosive rivalry with Vince, back in 2007.
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