Politics & Government

Linda McMahon Donates $6 Million to Trump Super PAC

WWE magnates Linda and Vince McMahon have donated to Trump's causes in the past.

GREENWICH, CT—WWE magnate Linda McMahon donated $6 million to a Super PAC that is supporting Donald Trump's run for president.

The PAC Rebuilding America Now received five separate contributes from McMahon, according to the Washington Post.

At one time McMahon called Trump's remarks about women "deplorable" and said he wasn't her first choice for president. She later said that he has become a vessel for how much anger and dissatisfaction there is in the country.

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Both Linda and husband Vince McMahon donated $5 million to the Donald J. Trump Foundation from 2004 to 2014.

Trump appeared on WWE during Wrestlemania 23 in a contest dubbed "Battle of the Billionaires." The event ended with Vince McMahon getting his head shaved after losing.

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