The awkward 60-second silence between Trump and the Artemis II crew was already good but the unexpected payoff was hilarious
10.
Literally them pic.twitter.com/eqHGqX0jRk
— cristiel⁷ ✨ (@cristyescobar72) April 7, 2026
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Four people who trained for years to survive the vacuum of space, undone by a different kind of vacuum.
— Staeffin (@staeffin) April 7, 2026
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This is fucking art. The long silence where each second gets funnier than the last. The way the astronauts keep replacing the floating mic, clearly trying to get one of the others to pick it up and say something. Trump saying he’s still there. True comedy here
— Wolf (@gangofspooks) April 7, 2026
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Holy shit 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/7UoAzzE7TJ
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) April 7, 2026
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A moment straight out of a sitcom https://t.co/fYnqcDfhEG
— Kaguya’s Top Gal (@hayasaka_aryan) April 7, 2026
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That microphone suddenly became a hot potato. Everyone’s like, “I’m not picking it up, you pick it up.”
“Nope, I picked it up last time.”
“Well, if I pick it up, can I call him a stupid fuck?”
“Yeah, don’t do that. He might shoot missiles at us upon reentry.”
— Andrew A (@Used_2B_SEMPER) April 7, 2026
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I think the funniest part is actually them being more entertained by spinning the microphone around than whatever Trump is saying 😭 https://t.co/xBFry1BUUY
— aria 🪸 (@ariadotwav) April 7, 2026
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They did not deserve this https://t.co/ZD3R7B77e6
— evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) April 7, 2026
To conclude …
What a humiliation for Trump 🤦🏻♂️
Awkward scenes aboard Artemis II as Trump stops ranting and none of the astronauts said anything to him after that, leading to extended dead air pic.twitter.com/Pjzv8aIg03
— Mario (@PawlowskiMario) April 7, 2026
Source @atrupar