President-elect Donald Trump has named his transition co-chair Linda McMahon as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Education.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Linda McMahon as education secretary, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, putting the former pro-wrestling mogul at the helm of a department Trump has proposed abolishing.

Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the education department, which he has pledged to dismantle. She is a billionaire professional wrestling mogul who twice ran for Senate in Connecticut.