‘The View’ Hosts Dunk on Trump for Wanting to Go to Space
Trump said he would have had no trouble becoming an astronaut and cited his physical fitness during a White House meeting with the Artemis II crew.
- On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, President Donald Trump welcomed the Artemis II crew to the White House, claiming he could have qualified as an astronaut himself.
- Commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen recently completed a 10-day lunar flyby mission, traveling farther into space than any human in history.
- Praising the crew's courage, Trump shifted focus to himself, stating, "To get in there, you have to be very smart, have to do a lot of things physically good. So I would've had no trouble making it."
- Critics on social media quickly labeled Trump's comments "delusional narcissism," with observers questioning why the ceremonial event centered on the president rather than the astronauts' achievements.
- Trump also reiterated plans to release governmental files related to UFOs and expressed optimism about NASA's goal of a crewed lunar landing targeted for 2028 during his second term.
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Whoopi Goldberg Wants Trump To Go Into Orbit — Permanently
If Whoopi Goldberg has her way, President Donald Trump’s view would be for outer space. On Thursday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg proposed sending Trump into orbit and leaving him there, per a report by Entertainment Weekly. Trump met with the crew of the Artemis II Wednesday at the White House. “You could go up there if they left you up there,” Goldberg said. The show played a clip of Trump saying he’d “have no trouble making it” into space…
Whoopi Goldberg Wants to Send Donald Trump to the Moon — And Leave Him There
Whoopi Goldberg thinks sending President Donald Trump to the moon for NASA’s next space mission would be a great idea. During the Thursday, April 30 episode of The View, the panel was discussing Trump’s recent comments about going to space following the recent Artemis II. During a recent address with the mission’s astronauts, Trump said he’d physically “have no trouble making it” into space and asked if “a president is allowed to go up on one of…
Donald Trump Claims He Would Have No Trouble Making It as an Astronaut, Citing His 'Very Good Physical Condition'
US President Donald joked that he would have little difficulty qualifying as an astronaut during a White House event that honours NASA's Artemis II crew. The remarks came as Trump welcomed the astronauts following their recent lunar flyby mission, which marked a major milestone in the Artemis program. During the event, Trump praised the crew's intelligence and bravery before turning the focus to himself. He said astronauts need to be smart and p…
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