Education Pick Lied About Having Education Degree

USA Today reports:

On Jan. 9, 2009, Linda McMahon filled out a vetting questionnaire to serve on the state board of education in Connecticut. On it, she indicated she earned a bachelor’s degree in education, according to a copy of the original form the governor’s office provided to USA TODAY. She did not.

McMahon, a billionaire and wrestling executive who graduated from East Carolina University in 1969, actually has a bachelor’s degree in French, the school confirmed to USA TODAY.

The false statement from 2009 is facing fresh scrutiny since President-elect Trump announced Tuesday night he would nominate McMahon to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

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When Linda McMahon was confirmed to Connecticut’s State Board of Education in 2009. She claimed that she received a B.S. in education from East Carolina University, which turned out to be a LIE. After the Hartford Courant contacted her about the claim in 2010, she resigned. pic.twitter.com/mRsog55hGW

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