Trump picks pro wrestling mogul McMahon for administration role

President-elect Donald Trump has selected professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration.

{mosads}McMahon has long been floated as a potential administration appointee due to her ties to GOP causes and Trump personally, as well as the president-elect’s history of appearances at WWE pro wrestling events. 

Trump lauded McMahon in a statement announcing the decision, praising her as “one of the country’s top female executives” who helped the WWE become a “global enterprise.” 

“Our small businesses are the largest source of job creation in our country,” McMahon added in a statement. 

“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.”

McMahon, who lives in Connecticut, is a veteran of the state’s board of education. She also ran for Senate as a Republican in the state twice, losing to Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) in 2010 and Sen. Chris Murphy (D) in 2012.