Did Trump’s education head Linda McMahon allow sexual exploitation of children in WWE?
Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s nominee for Education Secretary, faces allegations in a lawsuit claiming she enabled the sexual exploitation of children by former WWE employee Melvin Phillips Jr. during her time as WWE CEO. The lawsuit, filed by five plaintiffs, alleges Phillips abused boys aged 13-15 under the guise of hiring them as “Ring Boys,” with McMahon and others reportedly aware of his actions. Phillips, who died in 2012, continued working for WWE despite allegations. McMahon denies the claims, calling them baseless. The suit follows Maryland’s 2023 Child Victims Act, which removed time limits for filing civil claims of child abuse.