Linda McMahon plans to resign as SBA administrator

The former professional wrestling executive turned government official, is planning to leave her post as administrator of the Small Business Administration.
It's not clear when McMahon will make the announcement, the person said, but it could come as early as Friday.



President Donald Trump told reporters he was planning to make an announcement from his Florida Mar-a-Lago club in the afternoon.McMahon is leaving the administration to join the President's outside political group, America First, two sources familiar with the move confirmed to CNN.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.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.