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SBA head Linda McMahon leaving Trump administration to chair pro-Trump PAC

SBA head Linda McMahon leaving Trump administration to chair pro-Trump PAC

March 30, 2019
SBA head Linda McMahon leaving Trump administration to chair pro-Trump PACImage Source: Screenshot
The Trump administration is losing one of its most hardworking and effective officials.
It was announced on Friday that Linda McMahon will be resigningfrom her position as head of the Small Business Administration. But don’t worry — she isn’t going too far from the president’s side.

McMahon stepping down

President Trump made the resignation announcement from the Mar-A-Lago resort yesterday afternoon.
“Linda McMahon has done an incredible job as the head of the Small Business Administration, she has been a superstar,” he told reporters. “She’ll be leaving, she’s going to go and help us with a very, very important year-and-a-half that we have coming up.”
president continued his praise for the job McMahon has done, referring to her as “one of our all-time favorites.”
“The fact is that I’ve known her for a long time,” he said. “I know she was good, but I didn’t know she was that good. She’s been one of our all-time favorites … she’s helped so many people in the world of small business.”

McMahon also released a statement of her own, saying, “I’m very proud of the work this agency has done to improve the way we connect small businesses to capital, counseling and government contracts. The focus that we have put on supporting women entrepreneurship, veteran businesses and rural development has been particularly rewarding for me.”

Success begetting success

McMahon brought years of successful business experience to the Trump administration. She helped launch the World Wrestling Entertainment organization, on whose board she sat from 1980 to 2009, then left that role in order to pursue a political career in Connecticut.
But there is no doubt that it was her business prowess which, in February of 2017, earned her a position heading the Small Business Administration.
Her success is demonstrated by her longevity, being a member of President Trump’s original cabinet.

What’s next

McMahon, however, isn’t completely deserting the president. According to reports, she will now be chairing the pro-Trump super PAC America First Action.
The efforts of this organization will be an important part of the president’s reelection effort. And with McMahon on board, success should be expected.
McMahon’s last day as head of the Small Business Administration will be April 12. “I wish to thank the President and I will continue to be a strong advocate for him and his policies,” she promised.

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Report: Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus to join Trump State Department

Report: Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus to join Trump State Department

March 30, 2019
Report: Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus to join Trump State DepartmentGregory Reed / Shutterstock.com
Morgan Ortagus, a popular Fox News contributor with a focus on providing analysis of foreign policy and intelligence matters, is reportedly moving on from the network. Though no official announcement has been made, an NBC report indicated that Ortagus could soon join President Donald Trump’s administration as a spokeswoman for the State Department.
NBC cited three anonymous officials in their report, and confirmed with Fox News that Ortagus’s paid contributor position was formally ended on Thursday.
However, neither Ortagus or the State Department or the White House National Security Council responded to requests for comment, nor was there a response from a consulting firm co-founded by Ortagus known as GO Advisors.
Ortagus would replace outgoing State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert, herself a former Fox News reporter and host who joined the Trump administration in its early days in 2017.
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Naval Reserve officer with government experience

Though CNN took an underhanded shot at “yet another” Fox News personality joining the Trump administration — they seem to forget the close eight-year relationship between the media and Obama administration, with plenty of personalities going back and forth — the network had to admit that Ortagus is well-credentialed for the role with the State Department.
Ortagus is an active officer of the U.S. Naval Reserve with prior experience working in government. Her government service began as a public affairs officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development prior to serving as an intelligence analyst in the Treasury Department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

NBC also noted that Ortagus wrote a thesis on counterinsurgency while studying in the master’s program at Johns Hopkins University.
As for other former members of the Fox team who moved on to join Trump’s adminstration, that would include the recent hiring of former Fox reporter Lea Gabrielle — former Naval combat aviator and intelligence officer — who will lead the Global Engagement Center that is tasked with countering foreign disinformation and propaganda.
Others include National Security Adviser John Bolton and White House strategic communications director Mercedes Schlapp, both former Fox contributors, according to NBC. Then there is former Fox News executive Bill Shine, who recently left his role as White House communications director to serve on Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign.

Replacing Heather Nauert

Ortagus would succeed Nauert in the role as State Department spokeswoman. Nauert had initially been nominated to succeed Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but withdrew herself from consideration after intense media scrutiny following that nomination had a negative impact on her family.

It had remained unclear for some time if Nauert would return to her role as spokeswoman or leave the administration entirely, but a congratulatory tweet from the president on Friday revealed that Nauert would join the board of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program.
As there has been no official announcement about Ortagus yet, it is possible that she may still be seen on Fox News in the interim, albeit in an unpaid guest role and not as a paid contributor. A formal announcement on the move can be expected as soon as official paperwork and background checks are completed.

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Illegal Alien Charged In Connection With Death Of Okla. Mother

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 8:31 AM PT — Friday, March 29, 2019
Authorities in Oklahoma are cooperating with ICE as they investigate the fatal shooting of a mother of one in the state.
Canadian County Jail recently approved an ICE detainer for 33-year-old Ramon Ontiveros, who is currently being held on a first-degree murder charge. The Mexican national reportedly admitted to authorities that he is responsible for firing the gun that killed 28-year-old Paige Gomer.
The shooting took place on a highway last week outside Oklahoma City, but police have yet to release a possible motive for the crime.
33-year-old Ramon Ontiveros (left); 28-year-old Paige Gomer (right). (Photos/handout/Canadian County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)
The victim’s family and friends are now saying they want justice for Gomer as well as her four-year-old daughter.
“We were supposed to meet up and just kind of catch up on old times, and I could never find the time –it just shows you live each day like it is the last,” said Sosha Christmas, a friend of victim. “I just hope that he never gets out, I hope he never gets to see freedom again.”
The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office said, “it is still actively involved in this investigation, where an American citizen died at the hands of an illegal alien.”
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