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Trump pulls Isaacman nomination for space. Source: “NASA is f***ed”. "NASA's budget request is just a going-out-of-business mode" without Isaacman.


“NASA’s budget request is just a going-out-of-business mode” without Isaacman.

"The Administrator of NASA will help lead humanity into space and execute President Trump’s bold mission of planting the American flag on the planet Mars," Liz Huston, a White House Spokesperson, said in a statement released Saturday. On Saturday, far-right political activist Laura Loomer said on X, "Deep State operatives are trying to derail President Trump’s NASA Administrator pick Jared Isaacman before his Senate confirmation vote this week." The Trump administration did not immediately name a new nominee, but two people told Ars that former US Air Force Lieutenant General Steven L. Kwast may be near the top of the list.

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