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'Science Guy' Attends State Of The Union Address, And Some Scientists Aren't Happy

When Bill Nye said he would attend the speech alongside Rep. Jim Bridenstine, the Trump administration's nominee for NASA administrator, it didn't sit well with some scientists.

The decision by Bill Nye to attend the State of the Union Address alongside the Trump administration's nominee to head NASA has put the celebrity science educator at odds with many scientists.

Nye, who starred in the children's program Bill Nye the and now has his own Netflix original series, is also CEO of the Planetary Society.

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