Transportation secretary takes his lack of knowledge to NASA

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is including one other position to his present gig, for which he has no {qualifications}, as interim NASA chief—a place through which he’s equally unqualified.

We’re all being pressured to see Duffy cosplay as an astronaut as a result of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk acquired in a slap battle. One of many many items of fallout from that breakup was Trump’s pulling Jason Isaacman as his NASA nominee to spite Musk, who picked Isaacman.

Simply suppose: Duffy will deliver the identical gravitas and functionality to NASA that he has dropped at the crises on the Federal Aviation Administration—blaming President Joe Biden, shifting Jesus out of the basement, muttering like a weirdo about how every part on the FAA went to hell as a result of you may now not say “cockpit.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media on the White Home on Could 6.

It isn’t clear if Duffy’s time enjoying boss signifies that he’ll oversee the upcoming decimation of the company, slated to shed greater than 2,000 workers. Not like Duffy, these folks have a long time of related and specialised expertise, and the loss to NASA might be catastrophic. 

For no matter cause, Trump has an utter disinterest in NASA in the meanwhile. Throughout the Trump-Musk bromance, it appeared like the actual purpose was to let Musk privatize NASA and switch it right into a cash machine for SpaceX, however that dream is useless. Therefore, treating operating one of the crucial beloved, iconic, and scientifically complicated companies in the US like driving for Uber to make a couple of bucks. 

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Take Deputy Legal professional Common Todd Blanche, who acquired his high-level submit as a result of he was considered one of Trump’s legal protection attorneys. After Trump ousted the librarian of Congress as a part of his struggle on DEI, he put Blanche in that position, too. Positive, why not?

There’s little doubt that Duffy is hoping his sojourn at NASA won’t finish in mysterious ignominy, as when FBI Director Kash Patel misplaced his night time job operating the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Some of us simply have hassle holding down two jobs. 

All of those guys are pikers in comparison with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In addition to being answerable for U.S. overseas coverage, he’s additionally the nationwide safety adviser, the appearing archivist, and the appearing head of the U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth. 

Then once more, which will have modified even by the point you learn this. However relaxation assured that Trump will proceed throwing high authorities jobs round as patronage—or punishment.