Elon Musk throws slur-filled tantrum after astronaut calls him out for 'lie'

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Elon Musk throws slur-filled tantrum after astronaut calls him out for 'lie': X owner Elon Musk threw a tantrum on Thursday after being called out for falsely claiming that President Joe Biden deliberately stranded astronauts in space.

During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Musk claimed…

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Elon Musk throws slur-filled tantrum after astronaut calls him out for 'lie': X owner Elon Musk threw a tantrum on Thursday after being called out for falsely claiming that President Joe Biden deliberately stranded astronauts in space.

During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Musk claimed…

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X owner Elon Musk threw a tantrum on Thursday after being called out for falsely claiming that President Joe Biden deliberately stranded astronauts in space.

During an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Musk claimed that Biden had left two astronauts stuck in space for nearly a year for purported "political reasons."

This caught the attention of European Space Agency commander Andreas Mogensen, who took to X to hold Musk to account.

"What a lie," wrote Mogensen. "And from someone who complains about lack of honesty from the mainstream media."

Musk responded by hurling slurs at the astronaut.

"You are fully r------d," Musk wrote. "SpaceX could have brought them back several months ago. I OFFERED THIS DIRECTLY to the Biden administration and they refused. Return WAS pushed back for political reasons. Idiot."

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[Sneederbunk]

1. Kind of immature for a 53 year old.

[Irish_Dem]

9. And they say women are too emotional to hold public office.

[slightlv]

19. This piece of "world wisdom" has always p'o'd me.

Both men and women are emotional in the right circumstances, but it seems a lot easier to tick off a man most days. Worse, when men get pissed at each other, they tend to fight and start wars. Granted, some women are right there with them in the violence department, but for the most part women are cooperative with each other and given to finding some sort or compromise in a nasty situation. Again, that doesn't mean ALL women are like that... there are some really horrid women out there (Karen's, female R's, for example). But they're more the exception to the rule, IMO.

Men, on the other hand... (sigh)

[Shipwack]

25. Megalomania is a hell of a drug.

Also - ketamine.

[Clouds Passing]

28. He's a man-child

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Such brave souls to call musk a liar when

They’re still up in space.

[Pachamama]

3. Musk is a piece of shit

[misanthrope]

4. Why is Trump massaging Elon's face?

I would recognize those hands anywhere.

[SalviaBlue]

6. Ha ha ha

[Torrent63]

15. Ewwwwwwww.....

That is damn funny!

[young_at_heart]

5. Private citizen Elon Musk is often in USA news reports

Why is that? Why is this private citizen singled out constantly? Doesn't seen normal or natural to me!

[2naSalit]

7. If...

I could only say what I am thinking.

[Bok_Tukalo]

8. Here's hoping Trump doesn't fire him and make him find his own ride home.

OPE

[LeftinOH]

10. He has used the 'R' word before - to people who criticize him.

[ga_girl]

16. Don't forget the "P**o" slur

[BarbD]

24. Forgive my naivet, but what is the "R" word?

Republican?

[Shipwack]

26. "Retard" or "retarded". nt

[padah513]

27. Close enough

[newdeal2]

11. What political reasons?

I’m sure he can release texts or emails with the Biden admin confirming this. Except it’s not true.

He’s a liar like his employee Trump.

[Journeyman]

12. That's what I don't understand, considering it's given Pres. Musk an opportunity to "save" them . . .

and Cosplay President Trump will get a little bit of glory as well. Not much, mind you, just enough he can fill his hands carry away.

[newdeal2]

20. Someone rightly below said Elon's rockets exploded

Biden not wanting the astronauts to go boom under his watch = politics.

[padah513]

29. Kinda makes you wonder why Musk has never gone into space doesn't it?

[mwmisses4289]

13. If I recall correctly,

the Biden admin refused because two of muskies space vehicles had recently exploded on take off.

[Disaffected]

14. Those may have been the Starship

rockets, not Falcons(?).

[mwmisses4289]

30. Not sure

I just remember whatever model they were that they exploded shortly after takeoff, and that there was also controversy over the damage they caused to sensitive environmental areas when the peices came down.

[Disaffected]

31. Yeah, you may be thinking of

the Star Ship second stage that exploded and came down over the eastern Caribbean, or the booster that crashed earlier into the Gulf of Mexico.

AFAIK, the Falcon rocket, which is what would be used for crewed missions, has been very reliable for quite some time now.

[Aviation Pro]

17. Hey fuckhead, stay in your fucking lane

Because you know fuck all about space flight profiles and operations.

STAY THE FUCK IN YOUR FUCKING LANE.

[orangecrush]

18. Somehow

In my lifetime we ended up with two delusional psychopaths in the oval office.

[slightlv]

21. It's because like attracts like.

Also known as "birds of a feather." And these two birds absolutely share feathers!

[Hope22]

22. I think Pres Biden refused after Elon's rocket blew up on the pad.

Maybe they should talk about that! It’s embarrassing that we even have to mention that man’s name!

[paleotn]

23. Free Luigi!!!

Another billionaire needs to be...umm....corrected.

[JohnSJ]

32. Just like the asshole could have rescused the Thai cave rescue, but didn't. It is too bad the pig backed out of the

fight challenge with Zukerberg. Zukerberg would have kicked his sorry ass.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. MAGA billionaire Elon Musk picks a fight with a respected commander of the International Space Station

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BREAKING: MAGA billionaire Elon Musk picks a fight with a respected commander of the International Space Station and calls him "retarded" after he exposed Musk for a bold-faced lie.

This is who Trump has entrusted with running our government...

It all started when Andreas Mogensen, the Danish astronaut in question, reacted to a clip on X of Musk telling Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity that he plans to "rescue" two astronauts who were "left up there" in space "for political reasons."

Mogensen shared the clip and wrote: "What a lie. And from someone who complains about lack of honesty from the mainstream media."

Musk quickly reacted to the tweet, lashing out with the sort of childish insults that we have come to expect from the allegedly ketamine-addicted oligarch—

"You are fully retarded," wrote Musk. "SpaceX could have brought them back several months ago. I OFFERED THIS DIRECTLY to the Biden administration and they refused. Return WAS pushed back for political reasons. Idiot."

As usual Musk provided no evidence for his inflammatory claims. Mogensen then responded with the grace and articulation that Musk seems pathologically incapable of—

"Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla," wrote the astronaut. "You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September."

Tellingly, Musk didn't respond to the potent rebuttal. Instead, he responded to another post from Dr. Phil Metzger — Director of Stephen W. Hawking Center for Microgravity Research & Education — remarking on the hostile exchange.

In it, Musk smeared Mogensen as a "so-called 'Commander'" who "doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground."

"Dude has no clue what’s really going on. He’s a passenger," Musk added.

That's all Elon has: insults and rage.

It's also worth noting that shortly after the feud broke out, the billionaire tweeted out a call for the "deorbiting" of the International Space Station because "it has served its purpose" and "there is very little incremental utility."

It's difficult to interpret the outburst as anything other than attempt at exacting revenge on Mogensen for publicly embarrassing him.

Elon is a petty, vindictive man with zero impulse control. The fact that he is now running roughshod over our government, gutting crucial programs, and lining his pockets with our tax dollars is an utter disgrace.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

34. Elon Musk is a disgusting deranged dead eyed psychopathic liar

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[Ilsa]

35. It's like watching the Liberty-Biberty tv ad.

"Hey, I'm not the one acting like a total baby!"
"She's two."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

36. Musk is attacking a honored astronaut and want to shut down space station

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

37. Elon Musk is now calling to take down the International Space Station from orbit

Elon Musk is now calling to take down the International Space Station from orbit after a commander of the station called him out for lying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

— Bobby Don Welch (@bobbydonwelch.bsky.social) 2025-02-21T03:35:32.736Z

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Elon Musk is now calling to take down the International Space Station from orbit after a commander of the station called him out for lying.