Linda McMahon tabbed by Trump to head Small Business Administration

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate former professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to run the Small Business Administration.

Mr. Trump said Mrs. McMahon would he instrumental in advancing his “America First” agenda to bring back jobs and roll back regulations that he said are hurting middle-class workers and small businesses.

“Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one of the country’s top female executives advising businesses around the globe,” Mr. Trump said.

Mrs. McMahon, the co-founder and former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, said that she was honored to join the “incredibly impressive economic team” that Mr. Trump had assembled.

“Our small businesses are the largest source of job creation in our country,” she said.

After leaving WWE, Mrs. McMahon twice ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in Connecticut. She also founded Women’s Leadership Live to boost women in the business world.

Her resume includes work with WWE’s Get R.E.A.L. educational and literacy programs and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Mrs. McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon, also were major donors to Rebuilding America Now, a pro-Trump political action committee.

Rep. Steve Chabot, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, called Mrs. McMahon an excellent choice who would reform the SBA.

“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,” the Ohio Republican said. “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.”