Trump says he's withdrawing the nomination of Musk associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

President Donald Trump says he's withdrawing the information of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an subordinate of Trump advisor Elon Musk, to pb NASA

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced precocious Saturday that helium is withdrawing the information of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an subordinate of Trump advisor Elon Musk, to pb NASA, saying helium reached the determination aft a “thorough review" of Isaacman's "prior associations.”

It was unclear what Trump meant and the White House did not instantly respond to an emailed petition for an explanation.

“After a thorough reappraisal of anterior associations, I americium hereby withdrawing the information of Jared Isaacman to caput NASA,” Trump wrote connected his societal media site. “I volition soon denote a caller Nominee who volition beryllium Mission aligned, and enactment America First successful Space.”

Trump announced successful December during the statesmanlike modulation that helium had chosen Isaacman to beryllium the abstraction agency's adjacent administrator. Isaacman, 42, has been a adjacent collaborator with Musk ever since buying his archetypal chartered formation connected Musk's SpaceX institution successful 2021.

He is the CEO and laminitis of Shift4, a recognition paper processing company. He besides bought a bid of spaceflights from SpaceX and conducted the archetypal backstage spacewalk. SpaceX has extended contracts with NASA.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Isaacman's nomination successful precocious April and a ballot by the afloat Senate was expected soon.

Musk appeared to lament Trump's determination aft the quality broke earlier Saturday, posting connected the X tract that, “It is uncommon to find idiosyncratic truthful competent and good-hearted.”

SpaceX is owned by Musk, a Trump run contributor and advisor who announced this week that he is leaving the government aft respective months astatine the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency, oregon DOGE. Trump created the bureau to slash the size of authorities and enactment Musk successful charge.

Semafor was archetypal to study that the White House had decided to propulsion Isaacman's nomination.

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