Elon Musk mocks President Biden after SpaceX completes first all-civilian mission

[Elderberry]

CNBC by Lora Kolodny and Michael Sheetz 9/19/2021

Key Points

•   SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk mocked President Joe Biden on Sunday for neglecting to praise his aerospace company’s historic, all-civilian mission to orbit.

•   Musk recently said he would prefer to stay out of politics. But Sunday’s quip — which alluded to a Trump taunt about Biden —  belied his frustration with the White House.

After SpaceX completed a historic, private spaceflight on Saturday, CEO Elon Musk took a pot shot at President Joe Biden who had yet to remark on the company’s and the civilian flight crew’s accomplishments.

One of Musk’s 60 million followers on the social networking platform Twitter asked him, “The President of the United States has refused to even acknowledge the 4 newest American astronauts who helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for St. Jude. What’s your theory on why that is?”

Musk replied, “He’s still sleeping.”

The White House and SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Top NASA officials have congratulated Musk and SpaceX on the Inspiration4 mission. SpaceX competitors acknowledged it too, with accolades from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin and Musk’s peer and rival Jeff Bezos shared on social media.

More: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/19/elon-musk-mocks-president-biden-after-spacex-completes-first-all-civilian-mission.html

[Slide Rule]

Musk gave Biden an opportunity to say something. Perhaps something nice.

It was without sting.

Musk doesn't make many mistakes. He has encouraged Biden
to say something polite, or perhaps the press sec will say it.

[EdinVA]

This marked the first private SpaceX spaceflight, with a non-professional crew. Additionally, the mission involved the first Black woman to serve as a spacecraft pilot, the youngest American to become an astronaut to date, and the first person to fly in space with a prosthesis.

So now all we need a person with a hang nail to fly in space and we will have all the hype we need...

[catfish1957]

Musk gave Biden an opportunity to say something. Perhaps something nice.

It was without sting.

Musk doesn't make many mistakes. He has encouraged Biden
to say something polite, or perhaps the press sec will say it.

One "Atta-Boy" doesn't cure the fact he built the most valuable car company in the world with  U.S. Taxapayer subsidies.  Until he pays that money back with interest....   F__K him!!!!

[rustynail]

Biden will have the EPA FAA and OSHA take a close look at Musk's activities.

[catfish1957]

Biden will have the EPA FAA and OSHA take a close look at Musk's activities.

I'd be worried more about Biden's new IRS on steroids watching your every financial move.

[Slide Rule]

Biden will have the EPA FAA and OSHA take a close look at Musk's activities.

Yes. Everyone of means who has not written him 6 figure checks have a team of bureaucrat's
around to encourage compliance.

[Idiot]

Musk should have kept his mouth shut until he gets the ok from the FAA to launch from his Boca Chica facility.  This may come back to haunt him.