Report: Trump is unhappy with Issakman donating to the Democratic Party, decides to withdraw his appointment as NASA director.

According to reports from various media outlets such as the U.S. Congress Hill and The New York Times, the White House announced on May 31 that President Trump will withdraw the nomination of Isaacman as the director of NASA because it was revealed that he had made donations to several prominent Democratic politicians. The White House told the media, "The next NASA director must fully comply with President Trump's 'America First' agenda." The New York Times reported that Isaacman was informed of this decision on the 30th, and a White House spokesperson confirmed this personnel change in a statement, also stating that the replacement candidate will soon be announced directly by Trump. In December 2024, Trump announced the nomination of Isaacman as the director of NASA. Isaacman is the founder and CEO of the U.S. payment service provider "Shift4 Payments" and a friend of Musk. According to informed sources, Musk directly lobbied Trump to appoint Isaacman. It is said that Trump took Musk's advice on the candidate issue, stating that Musk's success in space exploration technology company SpaceX gave him a good understanding of the space industry. The New York Times commented that appointing Isaacman as the director of NASA was one of the important benefits that Musk secured for himself. NASA previously had a budget of $25 billion, which was crucial for SpaceX. As a pilot, Isaacman had participated in two private space missions with SpaceX and had donated $2 million to Trump's inauguration committee, which won Trump's favor. In September 2024, the U.S. space exploration technology company launched the "Dragon" spacecraft for a spacewalk mission, with Isaacman being one of the four astronauts and completing the world's first commercial spacewalk during the mission. This mission was jointly funded by Isaacman and SpaceX.