Leave it to President Donald Trump to take things light-years away from normal.
During a live call between the president and NASA’s Artemis II crew on Monday, Trump left astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen utterly confused after an awkward pause on his end that lasted a little over a minute.
The moment occurred about nine minutes into the video, after Hansen, the lone Canadian on the crew, thanked Trump on behalf of Canada for his “space leadership.”
Trump responded that he’d spoken to legendary Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky and Prime Minister Mark Carney about Hansen, and said they were both proud of him.
“You have a lot of courage doing what you do, a lot of bravery, and a lot of genius. But they are very, very proud of you,” Trump said.
