President Donald Trump abruptly pulled his NASA administrator nomination just days before Jared Isaacman was approaching a possible confirmation vote. In a post to his social media platform, Truth Social,

President Trump pulled billionaire Jared Isaacman’s NASA nomination amid scrutiny over past Democratic donations and tensions with Elon Musk.

In a surprise move, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. The private astronaut’s prospective role as NASA administrator was seen by the space community as a welcomed change to the agency during a critical time,

Donald Trump withdrew Jared Isaacman's NASA administrator nomination due to prior political associations, new nominee will be announced soon.