Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration

Published December 7, 2016 9:21pm ET



President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Linda McMahon, wife of World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon, is his nominee to head 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. 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,” Trump said.

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