BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has just officially confirmed Jared Isaacman as the new head of NASA

X ^ | 12/17/2025 | Sawywer Merrit

[SmokingJoe]

BREAKING: The U.S. Senate has just officially confirmed Jared Isaacman as the new head of NASA. At just 42 years old, he now becomes the youngest person in history to lead the agency.

Congrats @rookisaacman! To the Moon and Mars!🚀

[ansel12]

My post is clear and makes sense, Reagan doesn’t fit into your ‘they used to all be Obama supporting left wingers in the past’ argument, starting out as a democrat before WWII is totally outside of what is being brought up when someone joins and supports the modern Clintons/Obama/post 60s/post Reagan Presidency, democrat party.

[SmokingJoe]

‘they used to all be Obama supporting left wingers in the past’

Trump and Musk fit right in though.
They are both stronger Republicans than most Republicans in the congress.
And both were Democrats before.

[AndyTheBear]

Will he focus on space missions instead of pushing agw nonsense?

[SmokingJoe]

Of course.
He's spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money going to space, unlike previous NASA chiefs who'd been to space before.

[ansel12]

That is what people argue about, like I pointed out, Reagan doesn’t fit into it.

[SmokingJoe]

Musk and Trump do.

[mewzilla]

I’m a registered Dem.

If the guy is MAGA, I don’t give a rat’s hairy hind end about his political affiliation.

[citizen]

As long as his focus is on space activities and not Moslem outreach, I’m good with him.

[vivenne]

Good to know that you are a Democrat.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Finally! Now only 130 left to confirm one year later.

[Jane Long]

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ... 42 😂

[yelostar]

Are we really this desperate? He has a criminal record.

Isaacman has a history of writing bad checks to cover gambling debts - in the MILLIONS.

November 11 FR post from a Reuters article:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4351891/posts?page=50#50

This guy has to be connected, familially - to very powerful people.

What the heck is going on in our government?

[SmokingJoe]

Grok:

“No, Jared Isaacman does not have a criminal record for writing bad checks worth millions of dollars. He was arrested in 2010 on a felony fraud warrant related to alleged insufficient-funds checks issued to casinos, but the charges were dismissed within 24 hours, and no conviction occurred.”

The fact that so many far left crazies are crying means he’s going to be great for the job.

[Rappini]

I guess Elon won this one. Duffie’s out.

[SmokingJoe]

Well Elon is the greatest entrepreneur America has got.
No one even comes close.

[yelostar]

If what Grok says is true, then all of the articles, including Reuters, would have to either be taken down, or corrected. Nothing has happened in this regard.

President Donald Trump's nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, was arrested on fraud charges in 2010 and faced lawsuits in two states for writing $2 million in bad checks to casinos, according to government records and court filings.

He said the arrest stemmed from a dispute with the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas over a travel reimbursement the resort promised and failed to honor. Isaacman said he resolved the matter in less than 24 hours and the charges were dismissed. The court records were sealed, he said. A spokesperson for the Palms Casino declined to comment. A spokesperson for Isaacman declined to comment.

"He" - can say anything he wants, since the court records are sealed and nobody's talking.

How much proof is needed...

Court records from New Jersey and Connecticut filed in 2009 and 2010, respectively, allege the New Jersey native failed to pay casino debts.

Civil cases were brought against him by Trump's now-defunct Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, according to court documents.

The Trump Taj Mahal sued Isaacman in July 2009 in connection with a line of credit he got in November 2005. Isaacman wrote four checks in 2008 for a total of $1 million but his bank account did not have the funds for them to be cashed, according to the complaint.

The case was settled in 2011 for $650,000.

In a 2010 complaint filed in Connecticut, the Mohegan Sun said Isaacman had written four bad checks totaling $1 million. That action was eventually resolved and withdrawn, according to a court filing.

In a subsequent filing for his nomination, Isaacman disclosed four civil casino cases: the two described above, plus another from the Taj Mahal and one from the Trump Plaza, a source familiar with the matter said.

Arrested for fraud plus four civil cases - is not an oversight. It's indicative of bad judgement and poor character.

The fact that so many far left crazies are crying means he’s going to be great for the job.

You might want to do a little research before you make a statement like that.

Isaacman is a big donor to Democrats. Which is one of the reasons his appointment was bounced back in April.

There are 37 donor records here, at least 29 are Democrat.

https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=jared+isaacman

Politics is politics. Trump had to hold his nose big time on this one.

[SmokingJoe]

“If what Grok says is true, then all of the articles, including Reuters, would have to either be taken down,”

Won’t be the first time Reuters has lied against Trump or Trump supporters.
Bottom line: Isaacman was not convicted of anything.
Not to mention it was way back in 2010.

[SaveFerris]

Where are you? Doing Well, I hope

[bert]

He will actually looking out the window at Elon Musk who is in control of an organization so much better than NASA it can’t be measured.