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WWE Co-Founder Slated To Join Trump’s Cabinet

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President-elect Donald Trump has decided to tap World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder and former CEO Linda McMahon to join his cabinet.

McMahon will soon head the Small Business Administration, a position the Republican Nation Committee said she is suited for due to her record on job creation.

She served as the CEO of the WWE from 1997 until 2009, opting to step down from the role to pursue politics. She unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Connecticut in 2010 and 2012, which Forbes reports cost her and her husband roughly — who are reportedly worth an estimated $1.16 billion due to their wrestling conglomerate — $100 million.

She was appointed to the Connecticut Board of Education in 2009 and serves as president of the Advisory Board for Operation Helmets, an organization that provides helmet pads to the troops.

House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot praised the decision, saying he believes they can accomplish a number of the administration’s goals.

“Linda McMahon is an excellent choice by President-elect Trump to lead the SBA as administrator. I look forward to working with her and the new administration to roll back burdensome regulations and increase access to capital for America’s 28 million small businesses,” he said in a statement. “Our Committee will work with the new administrator to advance meaningful reforms that will make the SBA more efficient and customer-friendly for small businesses.”

McMahon thanked Trump for the opportunity via social media upon the announcement.

“Honored to be appointed by President-Elect @realDonaldTrump to serve as head of @SBAgovadvocating for our small businesses & entrepreneurs!” she tweeted.

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