By Katherine Tinsley
3:50pm PDT, Jul 10, 2025
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Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Secretary of Transportation
Sean Duffy will serve as the Interim Administrator of NASA as the agency reels from mass staffing cuts.
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Donald Trump initially nominated Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, but the president later pulled back his nomination before the billionaire could receive Senate confirmation. "I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to be Interim Administrator of NASA," he shared on Truth Social on Wednesday, July 9.
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Sean Duffy is a former congressman, Fox News personality and reality TV star. (He appeared on The Real World: Boston in the '90s.) "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," Donald Trump wrote. "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."
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Sean Duffy shared he was "honored to accept this mission," adding on X, "Time to take over space. Let's launch."
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Donald Trump abruptly pulled billionaire Jared Isaacman's nomination for the position, as the businessman has a history of donating to Democrats and is friends with Elon Musk. "After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA," Trump wrote on Truth Social in May.
