The White House is backtracking on its choice of a tech billionaire with deep ties to Alabama’s space industry to be the next leader of NASA, according to multiple news reports.

SpaceNews reported Saturday afternoon that the Donald Trump administration is withdrawing its nomination of Jared Isaacman. Administration spokeswoman Liz Huston told NBC News , “it’s essential that the next leader of NASA is in complete alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda.”

The move comes as the Senate was preparing to vote in the coming days on Isaacman’s nomination. His nomination cleared a Senate committee in April, with Huston saying at the time that Isaacman, “is exceptionally qualified to advance President Trump’s bold agenda to restore American leadership in space science, technolo

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