White House nominates Trump's draft pick leader NASA

The White House is nominating Trillionaire entrepreneur Jared IsaacmanCBS News confirmed on Saturday that President Trump's draft pick was a few days before the Senate confirmed the vote.

White House spokeswoman Elizabeth Huston told CBS News in a statement that the next NASA executive will "help humans enter space and carry out President Trump's bold mission to implant the American flag on Mars."

"NASA's next leader is crucial and is in line with President Trump's first agenda, and President Trump will soon announce a replacement directly," Houston said.

Houston did not say why the White House withdrew its nomination.

Isaacman, a skilled pilot who flew his own MIG-29 fighter jet and he did not publicly comment on the White House decision. Semafor reported the news first.

Jared Isaacman testified at his Senate nomination hearing as NASA administrator
Former President Trump candidate Jared Isaacman, who serves as Chief Executive of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), testified at the Senate Business, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing held at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images

Before taking office earlier this year, Mr. Trump chose Isaacman, a senior private astronaut with close ties to Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX, as the next administrator for NASA. In early 1986, former Democratic Senator Bill Nelson was on track on the Columbia Space Shuttle, who was supposed to be the fifth administrator of NASA.

Isaac's nomination passed The Senate Business Committee in April The Senate will vote after returning to reconciliation next week on Memorial Day.

Isaacman, 42, said in a social media post following Mr. Trump’s nomination announcement that NASA could expect him to be a voice space advocate and that he would help “welcome an era of humanity to become a true space civilization.”

"With President Trump's support, I can assure you: we will never lose the ability to enter the star again, nor will we win second place," Isaacman said at the time. "We will inspire kids, you and my kids, look up and dream about what is possible.

William Harwood and Olivia Rinaldi contributed to the report.

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