Why Donald Trump courted the wrestling world
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Linda McMahon, the wife of WWE’s founder Vince McMahon has just been nominated to be Donald Trump’s secretary for education. What’s behind Trump’s love affair with this staged ‘sport’?
The episode contains discussion of rape and sexual assault.
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