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Besides this, McMahon is not considered a lightning rod as Education Secretary like Betsy DeVos was. She was previously head of the Small Business Administration and considerably low profile. Did not cause any controversy that I can think of.

I don’t know how the scandal will play out in the confirmation hearings other than McMahon will be probed by Democrats on this matter. Otherwise, I expect she’ll get overwhelming confirmation by both Democrats and Republicans.

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Given that she served at SBA without any real incidents this doesn't seem like he's being disruptive for its own sake like with Gaetz, Hegseth, RFKjr, or Gabbard. I was expecting him to pick some Moms for Liberty raging asshole for Education.

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He's just handing out jobs to donors and ass-kissers without any consistent nod to an ideological framework, which in its own way is slightly comforting. I think his number #1 priority is making his legal problems go away, #2 is deportations since that's what his campaign revolved around, and everything else is a distant 3rd+.

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3rd is lower his tax bill/grift/corruption.

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A key priority high on the list, I’d say #2: Increasing Trump’s power.

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