Trump claims he was responsible for the Artemis II program

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Trump claims he was responsible for the Artemis II program
Trump claims he was responsible for the Artemis II program (Photo: Creative Commons)

Donald Trump left internet users stunned after telling a “blatant lie” by claiming he was responsible for the Artemis II program.

The Artemis II mission, which sent NASA astronauts on a historic journey to the Moon, has become a milestone as the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space.

Now, in a surprising twist, Donald Trump has claimed that he was the person responsible for making the Artemis II mission happen, despite this being a major falsehood.

“They were great. I spoke to them while they were circling, right, just after they came out of the darkness, that dark passage. Great, they are great. I’m the one who started that program. NASA was closed, totally closed. There was grass growing on the runways,” he told Fox News.

After Trump’s remarks, CNN fact-checked the claims and revealed that “NASA has existed continuously since its founding in 1958, and its major initiatives began during the pre-Trump presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.”

“In fact, the Space Launch System (SLS) used in the recent lunar flyby of Artemis II was developed under the Obama administration starting in 2011, while the Orion spacecraft used in Artemis II also predates Trump’s time in office.”

On social media, people also began sharing an image of the same Artemis II team with Joe Biden, taken in the Oval Office years earlier, further refuting Trump’s claims.

Meanwhile, former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver said: “An unbelievable falsehood. Presidents from both parties have crafted policies and proposed budgets to advance NASA, and it has never been ‘closed’.”

Photos and video: Creative Commons / X @atrupar / @WUTangKids. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.

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