Back in February of 2017, Linda McMahon — wife of WWE owner, sports-entertainment impresario, and semi-pro football magnate Vince McMahon — signed on to be the Trump administration’s head of Small Business Administration. A little over two years later, it looks like she’ll be stepping down from that position.
Per Politico, which definitely sounds like a xenophobic luchador, “three people familiar with the matter” say that McMahon plans to announce her intention to step down as early as Friday.
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McMahon is expected to rejoin the private sector. Her exact plans are unclear, but one of the people said the wealthy business mogul intends to play a fundraising role for President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign. She was expected to join the president at Mar-a-Lago, his private Florida club, this weekend.
Trump administration officials have long seen McMahon as a leading contender to replace Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who has repeatedly angered the president, when he eventually steps down. Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has also been eyeing the Commerce job and McMahon’s exit better positions him to replace Ross.
Trump and the McMahon family have been close for decades, as the President had previously made several appearances on WWE television and pay-per-view. No word on whether or not Betsy DeVos’ recent proposal to cut funding to another longtime WWE partner, Special Olympics, had any bearing on her decision to distance herself from an administrative position.
