Trump Re-Nominates Billionaire Jared Isaacman To Run NASA (cbsnews.com)
(Wednesday November 05, 2025 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
from the red-light-green-light dept.)
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- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/05/010250/trump-re-nominates-billionaire-jared-isaacman-to-run-nasa
- Source link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-re-nominates-jared-isaacman-nasa-elon-musk/
President Trump has [1]re-nominated tech billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA , reversing his earlier withdrawal over concerns about Isaacman's political affiliations. CBS News reports:
> Mr. Trump [2]nominated Isaacman to the Senate-confirmed post last year, but announced in late May he had decided to [3]withdraw Isaacman after a "thorough review" of his "prior associations." Weeks after the withdrawal, the president went further in expressing his concerns about Isaacman's credentials. At the time, Mr. Trump acknowledged that he thought Isaacman "was very good," but had been "surprised to learn" that Isaacman was a "blue-blooded Democrat, who had never contributed to a Republican before." [...]
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> Mr. Trump made no mention of his previous decision to nominate and then withdraw Isaacman in his Tuesday evening announcement of the re-nomination on his Truth Social platform. "This evening, I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator of NASA," Trump posted. "Jared's passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new Space economy, make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era."
[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-re-nominates-jared-isaacman-nasa-elon-musk/
[2] https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/12/04/2148204/americas-next-nasa-administrator-may-be-former-spacex-astronaut-jared-isaacman
[3] https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/01/0722227/americas-next-nasa-administrator-will-not-be-former-spacex-astronaut-jared-isaacman
> Mr. Trump [2]nominated Isaacman to the Senate-confirmed post last year, but announced in late May he had decided to [3]withdraw Isaacman after a "thorough review" of his "prior associations." Weeks after the withdrawal, the president went further in expressing his concerns about Isaacman's credentials. At the time, Mr. Trump acknowledged that he thought Isaacman "was very good," but had been "surprised to learn" that Isaacman was a "blue-blooded Democrat, who had never contributed to a Republican before." [...]
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> Mr. Trump made no mention of his previous decision to nominate and then withdraw Isaacman in his Tuesday evening announcement of the re-nomination on his Truth Social platform. "This evening, I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator of NASA," Trump posted. "Jared's passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing the new Space economy, make him ideally suited to lead NASA into a bold new Era."
[1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-re-nominates-jared-isaacman-nasa-elon-musk/
[2] https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/12/04/2148204/americas-next-nasa-administrator-may-be-former-spacex-astronaut-jared-isaacman
[3] https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/06/01/0722227/americas-next-nasa-administrator-will-not-be-former-spacex-astronaut-jared-isaacman
Secular (Score:2)
I feel that it is good news that in these time is possible for republican to nominate a democrat to be head of anything
Re:Secular (Score:4, Insightful)
Just reads to me like an indication that Isaacman has sold out for the chance to lead NASA, and will be doing whatever his master wants.
Remember that J.D. Vance once referred to Trump as a Nazi, and look what tune he's singing now.