United States President Donald Trump said that the moon, the Earth's only natural satellite, is actually a part of planet Mars. Taking to Twitter, POTUS said, "For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon - We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!"
For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon - We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2019
This had left Twitter in splits as well as NASA, who had an epic reply to POTUS. NASA's administrator, Jim Bridenstine gave an appropriate response to President Trump. He tweeted saying, "As @POTUS said, @NASA is using the Moon to send humans to Mars! Right now, @MarsCuriosity and @NASAInSight are on Mars and will soon be joined by the Mars 2020 rover and the Mars helicopter."
As @POTUS said, @NASA is using the Moon to send humans to Mars! Right now, @MarsCuriosity and @NASAInSight are on Mars and will soon be joined by the Mars 2020 rover and the Mars helicopter. pic.twitter.com/Br1sTYfNzd
— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) June 7, 2019
Trump is quite famous for receiving flak on social media plaforms including Twitter.
One Twitter user wrote, "The president said the Moon is part of Mars and truth is, that's not even the dumbest thing he's said this week."
Another one had called Trump out for his comments. She wrote, "Wait a minute. @realDonaldTrump Didn't you just post, on May 13, 2019, say we are going back to the MOON? um, yes, yes you did. HUH? Mars part of the Moon? Are you frikken serious? You cannot be this dumb. Or can you?"
Here are some of the best reactions to Trump's latest controversial tweet.
So looking forward to @realDonaldTrump's presentation to the nation about how the moon is part of Mars, or something. A great president is also a great teacher.
— Elizabeth Drew (@ElizabethDrewOH) June 9, 2019
Sometimes I wonder wtf the point of getting two degrees was when you can be the president and think the moon is part of Mars ?♂️
— HEYKYLE! (@kdimlaaa) June 8, 2019
"The moon is part of mars." i think I just lost a few i.q. points reading that
— james (@Solieot) June 8, 2019
If Mars really is part of the moon why do we only get to find out now? why all secrecy and that movie the Martian what was that all about? ? really disappointed pic.twitter.com/KONVZ8o9LH
— Free Syria Media Hub (@Free_Media_Hub) June 8, 2019
And the moon is part of mars …. God … can't anyone keep up with the flow ? pic.twitter.com/guOWHCKwln
— Jim Latta (@JLMusicTherapy) June 9, 2019