Trump Drops Private Astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA Nominee
President Trump is pulling the plug on Jared Isaacman as his nominee to run the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shortly before the Senate was poised to hold a confirmation vote.
The president plans to appoint a new nominee for the post soon, a White House spokeswoman said Saturday. 'It's essential that the next leader of NASA is in complete alignment with President Trump's America First agenda,' she said.
A spokeswoman for Isaacman, a billionaire and private astronaut, did not respond to a request for comment.
Updates to follow.
Write to Micah Maidenberg at micah.maidenberg@wsj.com
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