President Trump clearly isn’t afraid to load up his Cabinet members with multiple jobs within his administration in order to get things done. First, it was Secretary of State Marco Rubio taking on the additional roles of acting USAID administrator, acting archivist of the United States and interim national security advisor. And, now, it’s Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy putting on the hat as interim administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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The president took to Truth Social on Wednesday evening to make the announcement, proving once again that news can be broken at any time, day or night. And Duffy was quick to accept the new gig.
🚀 Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let’s launch. 🇺🇸🛰️ pic.twitter.com/ZBoEgPnwz4
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) July 10, 2025
The president’s full statement:
I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation,