Trump sends special message to stranded astronauts, jokes he may go along for rescue: ‘We love you’
President Donald Trump, while signing executive orders Thursday in the Oval Office, made a bold promise to bring home two NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for eight months. In an interview with Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy, the president revealed that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is currently preparing a ship to rescue the stranded astronauts.
“We love you, and we’re coming up to get you, and you shouldn’t have been up there so long,” Trump expressed his determination to bring back Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded at the International Space Station due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft.
The astronauts’ mission, which began on June 5, 2024, was initially scheduled to last only eight days. However, a series of issues with the spacecraft made it unsafe for the astronauts to return to Earth, resulting in the Starliner capsule returning unmanned.
Despite the challenges faced by Wilmore and Williams, the former President Joe Biden reportedly declined an offer of help from Elon Musk, leaving the astronauts stranded in space. Trump criticized Biden for “leaving them alone” and claimed that the current administration would not allow such incompetence to happen.
In a bid to rescue the astronauts, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is set to launch and head to the space station to bring Wilmore and Williams back to Earth after a handover period of several days. During the interview, Trump even joked about joining the mission, asking Doocy if he should go on the journey just to be on the ship when they stop.
“I should do it,” Trump laughed, considering the idea of partaking in the rescue mission. When a reporter suggested that the president should stay on Earth, Trump humorously responded, “She likes me better.”
As the plan to bring the stranded astronauts back home unfolds, Trump’s commitment to ensuring their safe return highlights the importance of space exploration and the dedication to the men and women who venture beyond our planet in the pursuit of knowledge. With SpaceX’s involvement and the president’s vow to bring them back, Wilmore and Williams can look forward to reuniting with their loved ones after their extended stay in space.
