He was going to leave him in space, Trump added.

I think he was going to leave them in space.

That, of course, isnt true.

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Thats where Trump and Musks plan comes in.

In short, their so-called rescue is really just an early return by a couple of weeks.

Both Musk and Trump have a stake in misrepresenting the situation.

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Trump, for his part, has repeatedly blamed predecessor Joe Biden, accusing him of abandoning the astronauts.

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Along with the very public nature of the failure, Boeing has suffered other consequences.

NASA hasfrozen future missionsinvolving the troubled craft.

The DOGE leader has been told toself-police on any conflicts of interest, which is very reassuring.

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