Report: Linda McMahon To Resign As Small Business Administration Chief

Linda McMahon talks with reporters after a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon, one of the least scandal-ridden members of President Donald Trump’s tumultuous cabinet, will reportedly step down as soon as Friday.

According to a Politico report, she plans to return to the private sector. Her bowing out clears the way for acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to shoot for the Commerce Secretary job once Wilbur Ross retires — McMahon was also once seen as a viable candidate.

McMahon was reportedly seen as a low-drama loyal Trump acolyte. Her departure would mean that Trump’s cabinet is down to four women.

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  1. Her departure would mean that Trump’s cabinet is down to four women.

    Yep, that would be the weekend cleaning crew.

  2. Oh, that cabinet.

  3. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Her bowing out clears the way for acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney to shoot for the Commerce Secretary job once Wilbur Ross retires —

    So is Mulvaney planning on holding down all the jobs in the Trump candidate? Will he have to meet with himself in a broom closet alone, at some point, to initiate Article 25?

  4. Well, her work was done, McMahon had gotten the SBA down to the size where the next Trumplican can drown it in a bathtub! Or, Trump can just do what he always does - refuse to pay the contractors!

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