US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (July 9) he is directing US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be the interim NASA administrator. Recently, explicit videos from Sean Duffy's past have been exposed.
"Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our Country's Transportation Affairs, including creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control systems, while at the same time rebuilding our roads and bridges, making them efficient, and beautiful, again. He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important Space Agency, even if only for a short period of time. Congratulations, and thank you, Sean," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social Wednesday.
"Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let's launch," Duffy wrote on X shortly after the president's post.
In late May, the US president rescinded his nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, citing a "thorough review of prior associations."
The shake-up came just days before the Senate was expected to vote on the nomination of Isaacman, who has twice traveled to space on private missions and has close ties to billionaire and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.
"After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA. I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned, and put America First in Space," the US president said at the time.
(Source: CNN)
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