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Trump says he could be an astronaut. (Original Post) Kingofalldems Wednesday OP
You're gonna need a bigger rocket Endlessmike56 Wednesday #1
Elon has a Falcon Heavy that would do it. House of Roberts Wednesday #22
Spacesuit with more room in the tummy area BlueWaveNeverEnd Wednesday #52
Needs more ballroom. Totally Tunsie Thursday #80
We're working on that NoSheep Wednesday #2
Get on that right away, spare no expense. /nt bucolic_frolic Wednesday #3
Trump on being an astronaut: "I would've had no trouble making it, I'm physically very good." riversedge Wednesday #4
physically he flunked the army physical 60 odd years ago rampartd Wednesday #39
So he's acknowledged that the bone spurs were BS? RockCreek Wednesday #56
It would take a couple of those Saturn 5 rockets to launch his big a** up there... wcmagumba Wednesday #5
Ground Control to Major Don: "Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong." tanyev Wednesday #6
Well hell, onethatcares Wednesday #7
trump is truly delusional and not competent LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #8
Just flash those black and blue hands, and those cankkes, you in! 😂 MerryBlooms Wednesday #69
Let's launch him straight into the sun and find out nt Rob H. Wednesday #9
Just tell him he'll land at night, so there's nothing to worry about. cloudbase Wednesday #70
😳🙄🙄🙄🙄 Rebl2 Wednesday #10
Well he did take up space angrydem666 Wednesday #11
Sorry the good crew of Artemis II had to be in his presence as part of their goodwill tour.... RT Atlanta Wednesday #12
They have the "I would rather be somewhere else" expressions. Onthefly Wednesday #18
Let's see him in one of those blue spacesuits then. Ilsa Wednesday #13
The other day he was Jesus, then Doctor, Astronaut leftstreet Wednesday #14
With all his sniffing... some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #29
DUZY! Attilatheblond Wednesday #42
Why do sports teams, celebrities, etc. keep going to his office to "meet" him! Diamond_Dog Wednesday #15
He could be a blimp. spanone Wednesday #16
It's been a good year, he said. Onthefly Wednesday #19
Asshole wasn't so physically good when it came to being drafted Mysterian Wednesday #17
I was just about to go there... The Madcap Wednesday #27
Houston, we have a volunteer.... Sogo Wednesday #20
I say we send him. Cankles and all. A one-way ticket. Vinca Wednesday #21
Then make sure there is some serious communication problem Attilatheblond Wednesday #43
Everything he says and does is... purr-rat beauty Wednesday #23
Then let's give him a one-way ticket. Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #24
Just delusional. Bristlecone Wednesday #25
Only if he's the only one in the capsule. No one else could fit in there with his fat ass. beaglelover Wednesday #26
One part of astronauts' training is being introduced to zero-G conditions. Ocelot II Wednesday #28
Jonny Kim would like a word Aviation Pro Wednesday #30
Since he is not smart and not physically fit Bluestocking Wednesday #31
On a space x rocket with catastrophic failure JT45242 Wednesday #32
;-{). LOST Goonch Wednesday #33
Giant Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man spotted at Disney World Attilatheblond Wednesday #46
sigh.......🤦‍♀️ irisblue Wednesday #34
I say, let's find out. surfered Wednesday #35
I almost spit out my wine! sheshe2 Wednesday #37
Thanks for the reminder. Cheers 🍷. surfered Wednesday #41
Cheers! sheshe2 Wednesday #61
Love this! nt City Lights Wednesday #45
He has to make EVERYTHING about himself! sheshe2 Wednesday #36
I give him a break on the stairs Skittles Wednesday #49
She's dancing down the stairs! MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #59
I'm hoping for another chance to vote for that woman! HappyH Wednesday #63
He's right. Our solar system could use another giant ball of gas out there. GreenWave Wednesday #38
he literally cannot STAND not being the center of attention Skittles Wednesday #40
"He literally cannot STAND" IcyPeas Wednesday #75
OFFS, someone needs to sew his lips shut to give us City Lights Wednesday #44
it's literally every fucking day Skittles Wednesday #48
He is exhausting! City Lights Wednesday #50
reminds me of a quote Skittles Wednesday #53
Nailed it! nt City Lights Wednesday #55
That payload could not get off the pad. Sneederbunk Wednesday #47
Thank you for the laugh! City Lights Wednesday #54
Oh please Traildogbob Wednesday #51
BAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAaaaaaaaa.... electric_blue68 Wednesday #57
I despise him so damn much MorbidButterflyTat Wednesday #58
"In Space, no one will change his diapers." Chasstev365 Wednesday #60
And I could've played in the NBA PCIntern Wednesday #62
"Astronaut" and "space case" are different things, Don jmowreader Wednesday #64
Send him on a one-way trip. sakabatou Wednesday #65
PLEASE RainCaster Wednesday #66
Shut your massive black hole you fat ass-teroid. 2MuchNoise Wednesday #67
Always has to be about him. Liberal In Texas Wednesday #68
Sending Trump on a one-way ticket to Mars Mad_Machine76 Wednesday #71
Actually, He Couldn't ProfessorGAC Wednesday #72
There's Klingons on the starboard bow... Adeptus2272 Wednesday #73
Baron Harkonnen comes to mind for some reason Easterncedar Wednesday #74
He sure seems to think he could do all these things he never did EnergizedLib Wednesday #76
First time I've agreed with him JBTaurus83 Wednesday #77
It could happen -misanthroptimist Wednesday #78
We should encourage this. CanonRay Wednesday #79
A tale of four astronauts and two Presidents-the faces tell the story LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #81

House of Roberts

(6,609 posts)
22. Elon has a Falcon Heavy that would do it.
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:54 PM
Wednesday

Especially since the fuel is just enough to leave and not return.

riversedge

(81,396 posts)
4. Trump on being an astronaut: "I would've had no trouble making it, I'm physically very good."
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:31 PM
Wednesday

beyond delusional. ---


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President Trump says you have to be very smart and physically in shape to be an astronaut.

“I would've had no trouble making it, I'm physically very good.”


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rampartd

(4,875 posts)
39. physically he flunked the army physical 60 odd years ago
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:20 PM
Wednesday

his ass is not worth the fuel needed to accelerate to escape velocity.

tanyev

(49,527 posts)
6. Ground Control to Major Don: "Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong."
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:35 PM
Wednesday
Here, am I floating 'round my tin can
Far, above the moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do


MerryBlooms

(12,373 posts)
69. Just flash those black and blue hands, and those cankkes, you in! 😂
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:51 PM
Wednesday

President Dipshit, proceed, please! Launch your sorry orange ass into space and never return. You say you love God, for the love of God, get off our planet!

RT Atlanta

(2,779 posts)
12. Sorry the good crew of Artemis II had to be in his presence as part of their goodwill tour....
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:39 PM
Wednesday

Yes, meeting with 'dignitaries' is part of their job but blah - to be so close to that sitting man that you can smell his stench, the astronauts must have been leaning on their training to remain composed.

Onthefly

(1,358 posts)
18. They have the "I would rather be somewhere else" expressions.
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:49 PM
Wednesday

Grumpy grouchy pants saying ridiculous gibberish…spaced out man floating in his dreams.

Diamond_Dog

(40,914 posts)
15. Why do sports teams, celebrities, etc. keep going to his office to "meet" him!
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:45 PM
Wednesday

It just validates his position and makes it seem as though “meeting” him is some kind of big honor!

Mysterian

(6,597 posts)
17. Asshole wasn't so physically good when it came to being drafted
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:46 PM
Wednesday

Rich fucker paid a doctor to say he had bone spurs.

The Madcap

(1,995 posts)
27. I was just about to go there...
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:03 PM
Wednesday

After all, being an astronaut takes much more in qualifications than being a soldier. It requires an extremely rare combination of physical and mental ability. They don't draft astronauts from the general population. This is not to belittle our military, as being a soldier is incredibly tough and often dangerous to life and limb, but only to state how exclusive the astronaut club is.

So, I take his statement as a confession that he did a bit of draft dodging back in the day, as we already know.

Attilatheblond

(9,142 posts)
43. Then make sure there is some serious communication problem
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:37 PM
Wednesday

'The mission control you are attempting to reach is currently unavailable....

purr-rat beauty

(1,380 posts)
23. Everything he says and does is...
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:56 PM
Wednesday

Irrefutably incredulous

Imagine speaking or acting like this fuck at work?

Any one of us would face exceptional scrutiny or be fired!

Ocelot II

(131,081 posts)
28. One part of astronauts' training is being introduced to zero-G conditions.
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:04 PM
Wednesday

This can be done in an airplane that first climbs and suddenly dives, leaving everything inside that isn't tied down, especially people, floating around for a short time. They call it the "vomit comet" because the experience often makes people puke. https://www.livescience.com/29182-what-is-the-vomit-comet.html Astronaut trainees also have to experience the opposite; up to 9 gs in a centrifuge that simulates forces experienced on takeoff. https://www.tinker.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4351078/711-hpw-centrifuge-simulates-spaceflight-for-astronauts/

I'd love to see Piggy after a ride in the Vomit Comet.

Aviation Pro

(15,725 posts)
30. Jonny Kim would like a word
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:08 PM
Wednesday

He’s a bonafide Navy SEAL, physician and astronaut.

Now compare him to the fake Jesus, fake doctor and now fake astronaut.

Fucking child raping poser.

Bluestocking

(757 posts)
31. Since he is not smart and not physically fit
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:09 PM
Wednesday

No he could never be an astronaut. However there is a Democratic presidential possibility who was an actual astronaut.

Attilatheblond

(9,142 posts)
46. Giant Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man spotted at Disney World
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:41 PM
Wednesday

Tourists grabbing chocolate bars and making a campfire

sheshe2

(98,230 posts)
36. He has to make EVERYTHING about himself!
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:17 PM
Wednesday

FFS you asshole you can barely manage the stairs on Air Force1.



So, GET OFF OF OUR PLANE!



Footnote, this is how a real President would have navigated the stairs.


Skittles

(172,539 posts)
49. I give him a break on the stairs
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:50 PM
Wednesday

he is old, out of shape, and those are some steep stairs

but yes, when he waxes on about what a fine physical specimen he is, it's vomit-inducing

Skittles

(172,539 posts)
40. he literally cannot STAND not being the center of attention
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:29 PM
Wednesday

he does one of two things:

1) somehow makes it all about himself

or

2) FALLS ASLEEP

IcyPeas

(25,718 posts)
75. "He literally cannot STAND"
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:31 PM
Wednesday

He's always sitting at that prop desk with the press corps behind a rope in front of him and the asskissing sycophants du jour* standing behind him.

Reality star surrounded by props performing for the cameras.... every freakin' day.

And also it's belittling to the astronauts saying he could've done it. Imagine other astronauts having to be in close quarters with him for weeks... ugghh.

* (In this case the astronauts had to be there as part of their duty)

Skittles

(172,539 posts)
48. it's literally every fucking day
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:48 PM
Wednesday

doesn't he have a JOB to do?

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

City Lights

(25,998 posts)
50. He is exhausting!
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:51 PM
Wednesday

And his job seems to be to pat himself on the back every chance he gets.

Skittles

(172,539 posts)
53. reminds me of a quote
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:53 PM
Wednesday
"He respects himself so much he relieves others of the duty of having to respect him at all."

Traildogbob

(13,141 posts)
51. Oh please
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 05:52 PM
Wednesday

Strap his fat ass into a Musk or Bezos Penis. MAGA!
It would be well worth the fuel it takes to fly Piggy up into the sun. Buh Bye. The rocket owner would win the Nobel Prize. Send the whole damn genetic herd.

Chasstev365

(8,045 posts)
60. "In Space, no one will change his diapers."
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 06:10 PM
Wednesday

They'll just float around contaminating the capsule.

ProfessorGAC

(77,140 posts)
72. Actually, He Couldn't
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 07:29 PM
Wednesday

Leaving aside the lack of mental acuity, complete absence of courage, & a work ethic approaching zero, astronauts in the era where he would have been of age had to 5'11" or under.
He's never been the 6'4" he claims, but he was over 5'11" for sure.
BTW: Leaving aside those 3 elements above is pretty difficult to do.

EnergizedLib

(3,113 posts)
76. He sure seems to think he could do all these things he never did
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:31 PM
Wednesday

And never was qualified of doing.

I would say leave him on the moon, but then I’d feel bad for the moon.

JBTaurus83

(1,634 posts)
77. First time I've agreed with him
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 09:13 PM
Wednesday

He could indeed! We need someone to examine the Sun very closely.

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