ELON MUSK has called out US President Joe Biden for failing to congratulate his Inspiration4 astronauts on their SpaceX flight.
When they safely landed back on Earth, the four civilians made history. They also raised money for charity.
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It was the first all civilian spaceflight to ever take place.
One SpaceX observer tweeted “The President has refused even to acknowledge the four newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds and millions of dollars for St. Jude.”
“What’s your theory on why that is?”
To which Musk replied: “He’s still sleeping”.
This phrase has caused controversy as it’s similar to the phrases used by the Republican party and Donald Trump to mock Biden.
Former President Trump would call Biden “sleepy Joe”.
Another SpaceX fan tweeted: “These four American explorers should be acknowledged and applauded by the President.”
To which Musk simply replied: “Absolutely”.
The White House and Mr Biden have not yet issued a statement on Inspiration4.
Many people took to social media to defend President Biden’s silence.
One Twitter user wrote: “Dude is busy running a nation during a pandemic. Post-war intelligence briefings. Cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity threats and SCOTUS shenanigans. Budget and tax legislation.
“Stroking the egos of billionaires isn’t a national priority.”
Others supported Musk by retweeting his comment about sleeping and using “#SleepyJoe”.
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