Jared Isaacman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill, on April 9. (Tom Brenner/For the Washington Post )

By Christian Davenport

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s pick to be NASA administrator, has been rescinded, the president posted online Saturday night.

Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur, had been approved by the Senate Commerce Committee and was preparing for a vote in the full Senate as early as next week. But on Friday he was told that the nomination was going to be pulled, according to the person briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about personnel moves.

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