You'd think that everything that could be said about stranded NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had already been said, but US President Donald Trump's wild new claim certainly breaks new ground.
Retrieving the pair from space has been one of President Trump's key priorities following his return to the Oval Office, as they have been 'stranded' on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 2024 after what was supposed to be just an eight-day mission.
Issues surrounding both their own Boeing Starliner ship and the SpaceX Crew-10 Dragon spacecraft that would allow them to return home have significantly delayed their trip back to Earth, although Elon Musk has repeatedly made his own alternative claims surrounding the hold up.
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The SpaceX CEO has argued that it was the fault of the Biden administration, as he supposedly was ready to bring them back but was denied the opportunity due to Biden's unwillingness to cooperate with him.
These statements have been contrastingly confirmed and denied by Butch Wilmore himself, but what remains is that President Trump has now issued Musk to 'go get' the pair as soon as possible.
Their extended time in space appears to have led the president to make a wild new claim though, as he has insinuated that Williams and Wilmore might have 'fallen in love' in the eight months they've spent aboard the ISS:
"You know they've been left up there, I hope they like each other," Trump wondered in a statement in the Oval Office, adding "maybe they'll love each other, I don't know."
While that certainly would make a fitting and original space-based romance on the silver screen, and the pair have shared more than one special meal with each other, it's rather unlikely that the lengthy stay has made them fall in love.
Trump also appeared to go on a bizarre tangent about Suni Williams hair, which is notable for it's flowing appearance thanks to the low gravity surroundings.
"And I see the woman with the wild hair," Trump claimed in reference to Williams. "Good solid head hair she's got. There's no kidding. There's no games with her hair."
If he's expecting her hair to remain as equally 'wild' when she's back on Earth though he'll be sorely disappointed!
The return to normal gravity conditions won't just affect Williams' hair though, as both have outlined the difficulties that the change will make to their body. Remembering how to walk will be a particularly challenging endeavor, but they've both been doing brutal daily exercises to avoid any dangerous long-term health effects.