Karoline Leavitt, a White House spokesman, defended President Donald Trump’s choice to appoint businessman business astronomer Jared Isaacman as his new NASA superintendent.
Although Isaacman’s previous donations to Democrats were previously mentioned by White House officials as justification for the government’s personnel choice, several business insiders and Republican aides claim that those donations should have been made public sooner during the screening process, especially after the Washington Examiner published an article about them in January.
Leavitt objected when asked on Tuesday why the White House had only been made aware of that information next week, as opposed to before Isaacman’s news in December.
The president has the discretion to elect folks for important leadership positions. She added that “he also reserves the right to fire any executive branch employee he chooses,” just like he does for any professional unit employee. The president wants to make sure that all of his contenders are in full alignment with this administration’s” America First” goal.
Many sources tell the Washington Examiner that Trump is putting his stamp on former Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast to succeed Isaacman.
Kwast, a distinguished aircraft and original Air Force captain, has vehemently supported Trump in his efforts to build the Golden Dome missile defense system and the Space Force in his first word.
Additionally, Kwast has stated that space may become a crucial battle in upcoming conflicts with China and the United States, and that Beijing’s plans to develop “global reach” aircraft are alarming.
China’s plans to develop these fast technologies are, according to the statement, “hardly surprising. He co-wrote the article that was published by Newsmax in May, noting that China is far away in developing and flying hypersonic  arms.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has long supported National area dominance, told the Washington Examiner that he had not spoken with the president about his next step in the leadership of NASA but that he had given Kwast a full backing to do so if asked.
” I have worked with Kwast for many years. He was the outstanding professor at Air University. He said on Monday,” He would be an incredible leader at NASA, and he is probably the most forward-looking Air Force colonel I’ve ever worked with.”
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Leavitt’s complete presentation is available below.
