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Trump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASA


President Donald Trump decided to pull his nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA just days before a Senate vote.

Trump detailed in the post that he will soon announce another nominee who is more aligned with the president's mission and will "put America First in Space." Liz Huston, a White House spokesperson, said in a statement that it was "essential that the next leader of NASA is in complete alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda." Isaacman was known as a close ally of Elon Musk, who is the CEO of SpaceX and recently left his White House role as an adviser to the president.

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