CANCELED: Mrs. McMahon brings Throwing Rocks at History Tour Fairfield’s McKinley Elementary School. Parents can opt children out of video.

UPDATE: Parents unhappy with the prospect of the Trump administration bring its idea of American history to McKinley School have caused the Friday visit to be canceled.

Greenwich Republican Linda McMahon, currently delighting in dismantling the Department of Education, will talk about history, a tricky topic for the perpetually aggrieved Trump administration, at Fairfield’s McKinley Elementary School. School administrators sounded delighted in announcing their written announcement to the “McKinley Family.”

The celebration of our besieged nation’s 250th birthday will feature “a dynamic, interactive assembly that brings American history and civic learning to life through fun, game show style activities, hands on participation, and even prizes.” Students should be prepared to answer how many January 6th insurrectionists Donald Trump pardoned. A bonus to the moppet who knows how many of those pardoned beat the daylights out of law enforcement officers protecting the Capitol from the mob. In the spirit of kids-say-the-darndest-things, the student who asks Mrs. McMahon who won the 2020 election will forever be honored of the McKinley Elementary School.

Mrs. McMahon’s visit comes as the tony metropolitan New York suburb is voting in a special election for first selectman. It will no doubt juice local Democrats to win this one for Bill Gerber, the Democrat whose sudden death caused local Republicans to force the winter contest. Another question for Friday’s event, what’s the Lacoste of Tony Hwang?

Mrs. McMahon arrives in Fairfield days after the Trump administration ordered the removal of a Philadelphia display telling the uncomfortable story of George Washington’s history of owning enslaved people and hounding those made a successful break for freedom when he brought them to the free state of Pennsylvania. That ought to be fertile ground for questions Friday.

Another stumper for any Trump administration official diving into a history game show: who launched the full scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago? What nation has abducted tens of thousand of Ukrainian children?

What American president called Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine “genius”?

If you are feeling brave, what percentage of Americans who have received a N-o-b-e-l were immigrants?

What American icon does Maria Corina Machado resemble?

What story did Donald Trump make his first wife remove from her autobiography? What visa did Melania Trump use to gain entry to the United States from Slovenia? What First Lady’s father was a Communist Party official in an enslaved nation?

McKinley Family members, make learning memorable on Friday. Connecticut is counting on you.

Published January 28, 2026.