President Trump stated late Wednesday that he was tapping Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to guide NASA on an interim foundation after Trump yanked his original nominee for the submit.
“Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in dealing with our Nation’s Transportation Affairs, together with making a state-of-the-art Air Visitors Management techniques, whereas on the similar time rebuilding our roads and bridges, making them environment friendly, and exquisite, once more,” Trump posted on Reality Social. “He might be a implausible chief of the ever extra necessary House Company, even when just for a brief time frame.”
Trump in June abruptly withdrew the nomination of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to guide NASA. The transfer got here days earlier than the Senate was anticipated to verify Isaacman to the submit.
In saying the withdrawal, Trump cited Isaacman’s “previous associations,” an obvious nod to his earlier donations to Democrats.
However Isaacman was additionally a detailed ally of Tesla CEO and former particular authorities worker Elon Musk, who has since had a falling out with the president. Trump has since said he thought it was “inappropriate {that a} very shut pal of Elon, who was within the House Enterprise, run NASA, when NASA is such an enormous a part of Elon’s company life.”
Duffy turns into the criminal activity Cupboard official to be given a number of job titles. Secretary of State Marco Rubio can be serving as interim nationwide safety adviser.