{"id":14598,"date":"2016-03-29T18:35:36","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=14598"},"modified":"2016-03-29T21:49:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T02:49:50","slug":"linda-mcmahon-interview-katie-couric-yahoo-news-trump-another-political-run-hogan-clinton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/29\/linda-mcmahon-interview-katie-couric-yahoo-news-trump-another-political-run-hogan-clinton\/","title":{"rendered":"Linda McMahon interview with Katie Couric on Yahoo News &#8211; Trump, another political run?, Hogan, Clinton, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2411645580\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former WWE CEO <strong>Linda McMahon<\/strong> joined long-time TV reporter Katie Couric in-studio at Yahoo News Live to discuss WWE, Hulk Hogan, politics, Donald Trump, women&#8217;s leadership, and more topics in a wide-ranging interview.<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo News released the following highlights of McMahon&#8217;s interview, which can be watched <a href=\"http:\/\/yhoo.it\/1TgLrVJ\" target=\"_blank\">HERE at Yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0Her family\u2019s relationship with Donald Trump: \u201cHe was a great partner, a wonderful promoter. He really greased the wheels and made things work very easily\u2026 he was fun. We got to know him personally. He is very loyal, he\u2019s a patriot. I think he hires smart people around him, all of the people that we ever dealt with were just really smart and efficient and really good at what they did \u2013 very gracious, made you feel welcome and really did exactly what he said he would do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The source of Trump\u2019s popularity: \u201c\u2026[Trump] really is a vessel, I think, of this angst and unrest that the country is feeling, coming from so many different areas. They\u2019re discouraged about their jobs and not more people have jobs during this administration and we elected, you know we elected Republicans in the last go round. Things were really going to change and nothing changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Donald Trump\u2019s latest WrestleMania appearance and the \u2018Battle of the Billionaires: \u201cYou don\u2019t think Donald\u2019s head was going to get shaved, do you, I mean really!?&#8230;Vince often says, the real travesty of all of this is that he\u2019s such an ugly bald guy. He said, \u201csome guys look good bald. I\u2019m not one of those.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Whether she will run for office again:<\/strong> \u201cI have no absolutely no plans to ever run for office. I ran twice, I gave it everything I had two times. It wasn\u2019t meant to be in Connecticut for a Republican to win, it is a very, very blue state. I gave it all I had, I really wanted to win but didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0What WWE fans represent about the 2016 electorate: \u201cThe persona of Donald Trump has resonated with them. Maybe their business isn\u2019t growing, maybe they have kids who are graduating who can\u2019t get jobs. All of those things that you hear I think resonate not only with some WWE fans, but across really the specter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u00a0\u201cFirst of all, I think it\u2019s high time that we had a woman president\u2026but, I don\u2019t want to elect someone just because they are a woman. 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I thought Gawker was wrong, you know, to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hogan\u2019s interest in coming back to the WWE: \u201cI think you never say never at WWE, but I wouldn\u2019t speak on behalf of anyone there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Linda McMahon - March 2016 (credit Yahoo News\/Katie Couric)\" width=\"518\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-3-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14610\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14610 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-3-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Couric Linda McMahon 3 (2)\" width=\"518\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-3-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-3-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14601\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Linda McMahon - March 2016 (credit Yahoo News\/Katie Couric)\" width=\"519\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/03\/Katie-Couric-Linda-McMahon-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3232809697\"><div id=\"pwtor-1893748912\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon joined long-time TV reporter Katie Couric in-studio at Yahoo News Live to discuss WWE, Hulk Hogan, politics, Donald Trump, women&#8217;s leadership, and more topics in a wide-ranging interview. 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