Trump Gets Roasted For His Epic Tweet on Moon

Donald Trump storms the internet on Thursday in yet another tweet on NASA that says the Moon is a part of Mars.

'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 (NASA) should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!'

The 72-year-old US President’s propensity for Twitter gaffes is very well known and documented. However, in his latest tweet which claims the moon is actually a part of Mars, he simply outdone himself.  Though he was trying to question NASA’S decision to spend money on another moon mission simply exploded the social media and backfired. 

Trump’s tweet is not just in contradiction to a well-established universal fact about the moon’s identity as being planetary body, but also to his own statements in 2017 when he showed tremendous interest on the Mars missions. He had actually asked NASA to accelerate plans to return to the Moon and to land humans on the surface again by 2024.

After showing such interest, why is he questioning NASA, which is a significant change of his support of Mars missions? As a part of political commentary and as a political psychologist, I can say that this is not the first time when he has made such a cynical statement. By resorting to such comments, he either tries to grab attention, which he surely does, or he tries to manipulate public opinion in the most vacuous manner.

What Trump says and what he means are not always in sync. It is reasonable to ascertain that what he meant was that while Mars should be the focus, our moon should also be included in space exploration plans. But, it’s not what he actually said. And that something being hotly debated on social media by anit-Trump and pro-Trump Americans.

Trump has not only given scientists sleepless nights over the Moon-Mars conundrum, but also shattered NASA’s Mars mission plans. yet, this is nothing new for Trump. If he aims to win the 2020re-election, then he must rise above his conceited attitude and work for the welfare of Americans, and show leadership instead of just blabbering. USA politics is going under tremendous fluctuations, and he has much else to worry about. North Korea is still a threat. Iran is a serious rising concern. While his tariffs are causing significant harm to the economy as farmers are going bankrupt at an alarming rate. 

-Dr. Bart Rossi Ph.D