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During Wednesday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt discussed former President Joe Biden's inability to bring the stranded NASA Astronauts home.

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00:00Good afternoon, everybody. How are we? It's a newsy day, indeed. And last night, we saw the
00:06very best of America. After spending nearly 300 days aboard the International Space Station,
00:13Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams are back on Earth. These two incredible astronauts were
00:19only supposed to be up there for eight days, but because of the Biden administration's
00:24lack of urgency, they ended up spending nine months in space. Joe Biden's lack of courage
00:31to act boldly and decisively was a big reason why Butch and Sonny did not make it back
00:37until yesterday. But President Trump doesn't waste time. Immediately after taking office,
00:43President Trump directed Elon Musk and SpaceX to rescue these brave astronauts alongside NASA.
00:50The president also called the acting administrator of NASA and told her to bring the astronauts
00:54home as soon as possible. As acting administrator Janet Petro said herself yesterday, per President
01:01Trump's direction, NASA and SpaceX worked diligently to pull the schedule a month earlier.
01:07The president looks forward to welcoming Butch and Sonny to the Oval Office when they are recovered.
01:12This historic mission brings new meaning to President Trump's promise to always look out
01:17for the forgotten man and woman.

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