Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. An executive order to shut down the department could come as soon as this week.

With the confirmation of Linda McMahon, Trump may be moving toward the imminent shutdown of the Education Department, imperiling student loan borrowers.

President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin taking the necessary steps to shutter the department. An administration official told NewsNation White House correspondent Libbey Dean early Thursday that Trump would sign an executive order Thursday afternoon that directs McMahon to begin dissolving the Education Department.