{"id":1279,"date":"2016-12-07T21:27:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T02:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2016-12-07T21:36:51","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T02:36:51","slug":"house-cards-linda-mcmahon-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2016\/12\/07\/house-cards-linda-mcmahon-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Cards: Linda McMahon in the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wrestling and politics has had a long and storied history together. From the recent House of Representatives attempt from Rhyno<\/strong> in his hometown of Dearborn, Michigan to Jesse “The Body” Ventura<\/strong> becoming Governor of Minnesota in 1998. Internationally, Antonio Inoki<\/strong> was elected to the Japanese House of Councils in 1989 (he was actually a negotiator for Japan in Iraq who got the return of Japanese prisoners) and The Great Sasuke<\/strong> (mask and all) got on the Iwate Prefectural Assembly in 2003. US President Abraham Lincoln<\/strong> actually spent time as a carnival wrestler – in the “catch as catch can” style – before entering politics, most famously against Jack Armstrong in 1831<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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But perhaps nothing was more equally shocking-yet-somehow-not-surprising as today’s announcement that President-Elect Donald Trump<\/strong> was adding WWE co-founder Linda McMahon<\/strong> to his White House Cabinet as his administrator for the Small Business Administration.<\/p>\n

“As an entrepreneur myself, I have shared the experiences of our nation’s small business owners and will do my best to advocate on their behalf. My husband and I built our business from scratch, building it to a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees.”, LINDA McMAHON, from her statement, December 7, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The President-Elect backed up his appointment, which still has to be approved by the Senate, in his own statement.<\/p>\n

“Linda has a tremendous background and is widely recognized as one of the country’s top female executives advising businesses around the globe.” DONALD TRUMP, from his statement, december 7, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Linda McMahon confirmed the appointment via Twitter herself:<\/p>\n

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Honored to be appointed by President-Elect @realDonaldTrump<\/a> to serve as head of @SBAgov<\/a> advocating for our small businesses & entrepreneurs!<\/p>\n

— Linda McMahon (@Linda_McMahon) December 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n