WWE Magnate Linda McMahon to be Nominated to Trump Cabinet Position

GREENWICH, CT — President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate WWE co-founder and former CEO Linda McMahon to serve as the administrator of the Small Business Administration.

"Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one of the country’s top female executives advising businesses around the globe," Trump said in a statement. "She helped grow WWE from a modest 13-person operation to a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees in offices worldwide. Linda is going to be a phenomenal leader and champion for small businesses and unleash America's entrepreneurial spirit all across the country."

McMahon contributed more than $6 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and was a delegate at the Republican National Convention. McMahon and husband Vince McMahon were the largest donors to the Donald J Trump Foundation from 2004 to 2014.

“Our small businesses are the largest source of job creation in our country,” McMahon said. “I am honored to join the incredibly impressive economic team that President-elect Trump has assembled to ensure that we promote our country’s small businesses and help them grow and thrive.”

Trump said he intends to bring back jobs and reduce burdensome regulations on small businesses.

Trump has appeared in various WWE wrestling events in the past.

McMahon also serves on the board at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut; the Close Up Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that works to educate and inspire young people to participate in our democracy; and American Corporate Partners, a New York-based organization that pairs returning veterans with mentors in the workforce.

She previously ran and lost for U.S. Senate twice in Connecticut to current Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy. She served on the Connecticut Board of Education under Gov. Jodi Rell.

WWE is based in Stamford, and McMahon and her husband Vince live in Greenwich.

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