CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Linda McMahon, the former professional wrestling executive turned government official, is leaving her post as administrator of the Small Business Administration. McMahon is leaving President Donald Trump’s administration to join his outside political group, America First, two sources familiar with the move confirmed to CNN. The President deemed McMahon a ‘superstar’ in a send-off from his Mar-a-Lago club on Friday. He said her new role would help him win re-election after she leaves her post…He said he would announce a replacement soon who fits in ‘very beautifully.’ One of the highest-ranking women in government — and one of the richest — McMahon had served largely under the radar in her more than two years at the agency. Unlike some of her Cabinet counterparts, she has not drawn the ire of Democrats in Congress or of ethics experts. Politico first reported McMahon’s plans. Instead, she’s quietly led the unassuming agency in its lending programs and disaster relief efforts, working to increase loans to women-run businesses and traveling with the President when he visited hurricane-struck areas.”
-Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, “Linda McMahon plans to resign as SBA administrator,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, March 29, 2019 6:52 pm