{"id":2457967,"date":"2025-07-10T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-selects-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-for-an-additional-key-role\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:55:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:55:45","slug":"trump-selects-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-for-an-additional-key-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-selects-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-for-an-additional-key-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Selects Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for an Additional Key Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-selects-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-for-an-additional-key-role%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald trump announced that Sean Duffy, teh current Secretary of Transportation, will take on the additional role of Interim Administrator of NASA. Trump praised Duffy&#8217;s accomplishments in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >modernizing air traffic control<\/a> and infrastructure, calling him a &#8220;tremendous&#8221; leader suited to guide the space agency, even if temporarily.This decision follows Trump&#8217;s withdrawal of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman&#8217;s nomination to lead NASA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cloud-outage-forces-major-companies-offline-amazon-hbo-max-and-the-new-york-times-affected\/\" title=\"Cloud Outage Forces Major Companies Offline; Amazon, HBO Max And The New York Times Affected\">reportedly due<\/a> to Isaacman&#8217;s financial support for Trump&#8217;s political opponents, which strained Trump&#8217;s relationship with Elon Musk. Duffy, a former congressman and Fox News host, expressed pride in his new role and enthusiasm for advancing america&#8217;s space ambitions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will take on an additional role in his administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am pleased to announce that I am directing our GREAT Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to be Interim Administrator of NASA,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-bringing-america-first-countrys-recognizable-landmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> posted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114826109463640311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> Duffy&rsquo;s performance, calling him &ldquo;TREMENDOUS&rdquo; and pointing to accomplishments, such as &ldquo;creating a state-of-the-art Air Traffic Control systems&rdquo; and &ldquo;rebuilding our roads and bridges.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He will be a fantastic leader of the ever more important Space Agency, even if only for a short period of time,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/152gHYomIe\">pic.twitter.com\/152gHYomIe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAGA Resource (@MAGAResource) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAGAResource\/status\/1943162488343712030?\">July 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Musk told Trump, according to The Times. &ldquo;It shows that you&rsquo;re willing to hire people of all stripes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, however, was not persuaded. Within a few days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-bringing-america-first-countrys-recognizable-landmarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> and Musk began to trade blows on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are the types of people who will turn,&rdquo; he responded, according to the Times. &ldquo;And it won&rsquo;t end up being good for us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bipartisan-warning-americans-brace-brutal-summer-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duffy<\/a>, a former Republican congressman and Fox News host, was tapped as Transportation secretary shortly after Trump&rsquo;s re-election last fall.<\/p>\n<p>He has overseen Trump&rsquo;s push to modernize air traffic control and expand rural highway development.<\/p>\n<p>In a post from his verified government X account, Duffy said Wednesday that he was proud of the appointment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128640; Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let&rsquo;s launch. &#127482;&#127480;&#128752;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZBoEgPnwz4\">pic.twitter.com\/ZBoEgPnwz4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDuffy\/status\/1943107856254877927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Honored to accept this mission,&rdquo; Duffy said. &ldquo;Time to take over space. 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