Does anyone remember that are stranded on an international space station?
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Well, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been living in space since last June after halted their return home.
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According to their long trip — intended to last approximately — is set to end very soon. The astronauts’ return date will be March 16, 2025, via spacecraft.
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President Trump has spoken about asking Elon Musk to do him a “favor” by bringing the astronauts home, blaming the Biden administration’s incompetence. But, it’s important to note that according to , NASA already had a plan under the Biden administration for SpaceX to work on a new spacecraft to bring them home.
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A reporter recently questioned Trump about his personal message to the astronauts in the meantime, and his response has received over 17 million views.
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“We love you, and we’re coming up to get you,” Trump said, looking upwards.
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“You shouldn’t have been up there for so long. The most incompetent president in our history has allowed that to happen to you, but this president won’t let it happen,” he continued, falsely blaming the Biden administration.
A person sits in an office with decorative items and framed photos in the background, gesturing with open hands; date on screen: March 6, 2025
“We’re going to get them out. I hope they like each other…maybe they’ll love each other, I don’t know,” Trump said, smirking.
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“But they’ve been left up there. Think of it. And I see the woman with the wild hair. Good solid head of hair she’s got. There’s no kidding. There’s no games with her hair.”
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People online are weirded out by this response by a sitting president: “Very dignified and respectful take on two US astronauts at great personal danger serving on the frontier of space and science,” this person said sarcastically.
Tweet from Barry R McCaffrey praising two US astronauts for their dignified and respectful service in space
“If Biden said something this moronic, the Times would have an editorial in tomorrow morning’s paper demanding his resignation,” this person agreed.
Tweet criticizing media reactions to hypothetical statements by Biden
This person summed it up perfectly: “who knew Trump was a fan of the forced proximity romance trope”
Tweet questioning Trump’s possible interest in a “forced proximity romance” trope
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