Latest Report Suggests Linda McMahon Won’t Be Trump’s Secretary of Commerce

WWE co-owner and former CEO Linda McMahon has been in the news for a few days, with various reports in Connecticut media suggesting that she was the front-runner for a cabinet appointment as President Elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce. McMahon had been one of the larger donors to the Trump campaign via a super PAC (in addition to WWE and the McMahons being the largest donors to his Trump Foundation), so this didn’t come completely out of nowhere. A new report that surfaced Tuesday, however, suggests that she’s out of the running.

According to Politico, 78 year old billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is the new “leading candidate,” with billionaire Carl Icahn seemingly confirming the news in a pair of tweets:

1/2 Spoke to @realDonaldTrump. Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are being considered for Treasury and Commerce. Both would be great choices.

— Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) November 15, 2016

2/2 Both are good friends of mine but, more importantly, they are two of the smartest people I know.

— Carl Icahn (@Carl_C_Icahn) November 15, 2016

McMahon spent a large portion of her personal fortune on unsuccessful bids for open United States Senate seats in Connecticut in 2010 and 2012. Various issues surrounding WWE came up in the campaigns, both related to content and wrestler treatment, including Chris Benoit’s father appearing before the local media.