Trump names Kelly Loeffler for SBA

President-elect Trump announced plans to nominate former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

“Small Businesses are the backbone of our Great Economy. Kelly will bring her experience in business and Washington to reduce red tape, and unleash opportunity for our Small Businesses to grow, innovate, and thrive,” Trump wrote in a Wednesday Truth Social post.

“She will focus on ensuring that SBA is accountable to Taxpayers by cracking down on waste, fraud, and regulatory overreach.”

Loeffler was previously rumored to be the former president’s pick for the secretary of Agriculture, for which Trump eventually decided to tap former staffer Brooke Rollins. 

The former Georgia lawmaker, who served about a year in the Senate starting in January 2020, also has been overseeing the incoming president’s inaugural committee with Steve Witkoff. 

Loeffler was a staunch supporter of Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in 2020 and has adamantly opposed the case brought in Georgia by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, citing her affair with a fellow attorney as an ethical imposition.