Washington (CNN) Linda McMahon, the former professional wrestling executive turned government official, is leaving her post as administrator of the Small Business Administration.

McMahon is leaving President Donald Trump's administration to join his outside political group, America First, two sources familiar with the move confirmed to CNN.

The President deemed McMahon a "superstar" in a send-off from his Mar-a-Lago club on Friday. He said her new role would help him win re-election after she leaves her post.

"The fact is that I've known her for a long time. I knew she was good but I didn't know she was that good. She has been one of our all-time favorites," he said from Mar-a-Lago, where he was seated on a sofa alongside his outgoing official.

"She'll be leaving. She's going to go help us with a very, very important year and a half we have coming up," he said. "The re-election as they call it."

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