President Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, to head NASA due to controversy surrounding donations Isaacman made to Democratic candidates. Despite the White House citing the donations as the reason for the withdrawal, sources familiar with the situation claim that Isaacman had disclosed the contributions beforehand.
The New York Times reported that Trump was aware of Isaacman’s donations before selecting him as the nominee. This decision to withdraw the nomination has sparked debate and speculation about the motivations behind it.
PBS also covered the story, highlighting the connection between Isaacman and Musk, as well as the implications of the withdrawal on NASA’s leadership. NBC News mentioned that the White House cited a “review of prior associations” as the reason for pulling Isaacman’s nomination.
Yahoo Finance reported that the White House is now planning to find a replacement for the NASA administrator nominee. Semafor provided an exclusive report on the decision to withdraw Isaacman’s nomination.
The controversy surrounding Isaacman’s donations and subsequent withdrawal as the NASA nominee has raised questions about the political motivations behind the move. As the search for a new nominee begins, the future leadership of NASA remains uncertain.
References:
– NYT > U.S. > Politics: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/us/politics/trump-musk-isaacman-nasa.html
– PBS: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxQUFNfTTJsYVJqRTBkRm5ISnRQT1h4SU5kU2pqWUFwREpfZnd5UHphNlFMVWZuX1dCZU5kSUdVdkkwOWNwUnFuNlNSb1Bqdmg0ZWJ3VDk3MnpRX2Zwemh4RXBtdEp4SVBKZ0NMc01nMzA0cldLREM2bGVsMG1wQzBKSGt4UHg1c2tfZmREYmIzU0ZEQU1EWmhz?oc=5
– NBC News: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxOa3BSd0t1N1ZRY0F4RVphUTVLelBqU1BGZnJlRkRzc0MybWlsTC1zdHpicEdnXy1OU1Z1UGdKU3FERkNxSWhhZEgyVjF6NlFmZnJDU2xlbWMySDZ1cFpkTmhjOHUxaTlyOTlYXzJ4VE14LTg3MGdwWkJGLWpmT3FZM0M5eDJvcmQwZ1BsN3V4ZzRWMXRTbGttY2xFT29qS25DTklvdWNaT1FLVFpEZUVfdE5OSXDSAVZBVV95cUxQOUpWMGNpdVh4dUhhMDVpSWdsTFBZZExRdk5yQTgzNW5OYVZwSnBjbl9nbGJxM3JMZkdfY0FObXJnRWVqTndiTUdpNjJjSGRpZFdvYU5VQQ?oc=5
– Yahoo Finance: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihgFBVV95cUxNV1hHenU0Z2FXeGlZSVlGT011eGdqYVo5ekJra1FMekVGTWZXTU1ZODhTcXpTSUVqcFQ3Sy1oZTYyeEJSVEp1V2JKWV90SXdfcXZocG5zVjNzNm9XLUZpUWpLNkRWb0p1aHpYUEstZkJ3dm9iZ1h4RmdZWFFmeXhRTVdNcE5CQQ?oc=5
– Semafor: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxNR1NpX18yYzRlWG9TYTNrcDdSUEFOaUpEQzlrUFZSWWs1ZmN1M2hVcFZvWEZGSURhZllBd0drRnFDd1V4MmhHaWhHaTluZnIyVGEzQm42bDNScGpaRXZDeUpaR0owNWNEeFJXN1Y1bGh2X0laczN5ZW9mYkU3djF0WHYwWThDUTB5bDZvTk1yZUlYSWs4enhPOA?oc=5
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