Trump Nominee McMahon Vows to ‘Revitalize’ Entrepreneurship

Ex-WWE chief would seek to send federal contracts to companies
Small Business Administration to remain in Cabinet under Trump

Linda McMahon, former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., speaks to the media in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Nov. 30, 2016.
Photographer: Albin Lohr-Jones/Pool via Bloomberg

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By Laura Colby

January 24, 2017 at 5:19 PM UTC

Updated on

January 24, 2017 at 7:27 PM UTC

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World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. co-founder Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Small Business Administration, said her goal is to "revitalize a spirit of entrepreneurship in America" at her confirmation hearing Tuesday.

McMahon received largely friendly questioning in the hearing by the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee in Washington. She told members she has shared the experiences of small business owners -- including bankruptcy -- and would be an advocate for them.