Amidst unprecedented budget cuts and looming layoffs, U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA administrator. The appointment is temporary, and Duffy will continue leading the Department of Transportation while assuming the NASA role, Trump said in a post on his social media site, Truth Social.

Duffy, also the Transportation Secretary, has no space background, but has been an MTV reality star and a congressman.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been appointed as the interim NASA Administrator. Duffy will take on this new role following the withdrawal of billionaire Jared Isaacman’s nomination. President Donald Trump praised Duffy’s work at the Department of Transportation, describing it as “tremendous.”