Posted on 12/07/2016 1:17:49 PM PST by springwater13
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate professional wrestling magnate and former Senate candidate Linda McMahon as his choice to head the Small Business Administration, transition officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
The announcement was expected later on Wednesday.
McMahon, 68, is a co-founder and former CEO of the professional wrestling franchise WWE, which is based in Stamford, Connecticut. She ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut in 2010. She was an early supporter of Trump's presidential campaign.
The SBA, which has at least one office in every U.S. state, provides support to small businesses such as extending loans and making sure they get a percentage of federal contracts.
Trump's announcement, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, said McMahon would be a key player in his effort to generate stronger job growth and roll back federal regulations. He said she had helped the WWE grow from a 13-person operation to a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees worldwide. Donald Trump is a WWE Hall of Fame member.
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How many people pushing 70 does he need in his cabinet????
70 isn’t old anymore.
Considering the fundamental stupidity of the current political class, he may need all of them.
If they can do the job they can be as old as they want!
Trump should name the Iron Sheik as special envoy to Iran.
There shouldn’t even be a US small business administration.
Seriously? How funny. With this crew they will need someone to referee.
Maybe Yogi Bear in charge of Picanica basket inspection in the national parks.
Even his SBA has to be HARD-CORE!!!
Ambassador to China will be 70-year old Terry Branstad, the Governor of Iowa.
Every damn one he can find who knows what the hell they are doing!
Millenials and GenX has wreaked a lot of havoc, and some adults are going to now have to clean it up.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so loving this. :)
She ran as a Republican for US Senate up here in CT and lost. Has given a lot to the party up here, at least.
And of course she’s a woman—which helps to take one cudgel out of the leftists’ hands.
I guess 70 is the new 50. So says every major candidate in the last presidential race. So says Pelosi and Cher. (I know. Cher!)
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