Why Donald Trump courted the wrestling world

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.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestoryGuests: Josh Glancy, News Review Editor, The Sunday Times.Host: Luke Jones.Clips: WWE Youtube channel, PowerfulJRE Youtube channel.Image credit: Getty Images.Get in touch: TheStory@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.