This Seriously Awkward Clip From Donald Trump’s Call With Astronauts Is Going Viral

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The crew of Artemis II has seen some incredible things that literally no human eyes have ever seen before!

They saw this:

This:

And this:

Then they got a call from this guy:

It was awkward.

Like "thumbs twiddling" by the end awkward.

So, the call was 13 minutes long, but the last two minutes are what's really going viral.

🚀 FULL LIVE FROM SPACE BROADCAST: President Donald J. Trump Calls Artemis II Astronauts After Breaking the Farthest Distance Record in Human Spaceflight 🇺🇸 HISTORIC!!

"Your mission paves the way for America's return to the lunar surface very soon."
pic.twitter.com/RRz6YO16xq
— Michael Vincent (@zerocryption) April 7, 2026

NASA/zerocryption/Twitter: @zerocryption

In those two minutes, Trump goes on a tangent about Wayne Gretzky, finishes his sentence, and then there's silence. The astronauts are like "uhhh ok," meanwhile, Trump is on the line. You have to see it:

Awkward scenes aboard Artemis II as Trump stops ranting and none of the astronauts have anything left to say to him, leading to extended dead air pic.twitter.com/4PjfPhfgY8
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 7, 2026

NASA/Twitter: @atrupar

The reactions to the clip are taking me out.

Here are the top 10 funniest ones, IMO:

10. "they're about to take another lap to the opposite side of the moon to drop connection."

9. "them just spinning the mic around while he talks is FRYINGGG me."

8. "He manages to make every occasion, no matter how potentially uplifting, into a cringe-inducing moment."

7. "Breaking: Artemis crew talks with Trump, decides not to return."

6. "Shouts to the astronauts for being willing to make this weird. No need to dig him out of this hole."

5. "all i know is joe biden woulda filled that silence with a god love ya."

4. "They're all like 'anyway...'"

3. "this is a hostage situation if you think about it."

2. "Trapped in a small capsule in space while Trump talks about himself!"

1. And lastly, "You can be 250,000 miles from Earth and still not get away from that guy."

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