Elon Musk Claims Biden Administration Delayed NASA Astronauts’ Return for Political Gain

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Elon Musk has accused the Biden administration of intentionally delaying the return of two NASA astronauts from space for political reasons, alleging that officials wanted to prevent former President Donald Trump from receiving credit.  

 

During an appearance on *The Joe Rogan Experience* podcast, Musk claimed that the White House rejected his offer to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore home early. According to Musk, the administration intentionally "pushed the return date past the inauguration date" to avoid helping Trump's image.  

 

"There's no way that they're gonna make anyone who's supporting Trump look good," Musk said.  

 

MUSK: We offered to bring them back early. This offer was rejected by Biden.

ROGAN: Why?

MUSK: For political reasons. They pushed the return date back past the Inauguration.

Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan how Biden played politics with the lives of stranded American astronauts.

MUSK: We offered to bring them back early. This offer was rejected by Biden.

ROGAN: Why?

MUSK: For political reasons. They pushed the return date back past the Inauguration.

Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan how Biden played politics with the lives of stranded American astronauts. pic.twitter.com/nsmgHYTY6I

— Thomas Hern (@ThomasMHern) March 1, 2025

 

His remarks visibly shocked Rogan, who responded: "That's so crazy... It's just disgusting that they would use that as a political tool."  

Musk was a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign, appearing at multiple rallies. He suggested that his political stance made him and his company, SpaceX, a target for the Biden administration.  

 

He also pointed to the Department of Justice lawsuit against SpaceX as evidence of hostility from the administration. The DOJ sued the company in August 2023, accusing it of "discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring." Musk pushed back, arguing that US law prohibits SpaceX from hiring non-permanent residents due to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.  

 

"People say, like, 'Oh, Elon's making it up. The Biden administration wasn't against SpaceX,'" Musk told Rogan. "I'm like, bro, the Department of Justice had a massive lawsuit against SpaceX for not hiring asylum seekers, even though it is illegal for us to hire anyone who is not a permanent resident."  

The lawsuit was quietly dismissed just weeks ago, without an explanation from the DOJ.  

 

Musk's comments on *The Joe Rogan Experience* were not the first time he suggested politics played a role in delaying Williams and Wilmore’s return. In a recent Fox News interview with Trump, he made similar allegations about the Biden administration interfering with NASA’s decision.  

 

Williams and Wilmore were originally scheduled to spend only eight days on the International Space Station after their June 6 launch aboard the Boeing Starliner. However, technical issues with the spacecraft forced NASA to repeatedly postpone their return, citing safety concerns.  

 

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson dismissed any suggestion that politics influenced the decision. "I can tell you unequivocally, from a personal standpoint, that politics has not played any part in this decision. It absolutely has nothing to do with it," Nelson said last August.  

 

Williams and Wilmore also pushed back against Musk’s claims in a recent *Good Morning America* interview.  

 

When asked about the suggestion that political motives were involved, Wilmore responded: "Political reasons — I have not heard that. I'm not sure that that could be the case based on what I know."  

 

He also rejected the notion that they were "stranded" in space, saying: "That's not how we feel."  

 

The astronauts are now expected to return to Earth around March 19 or 20 aboard SpaceX's Crew-9 flight, meaning they will have spent over nine months in space.  

 

Musk told Rogan that only a SpaceX spacecraft is capable of bringing them back safely. "There isn't anyone else who can do it," he said. "The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is the only one that is considered safe enough to bring them back."  

 

NASA has not yet publicly responded to Musk’s latest remarks.

 

 

Based on a report by NYP  2025-03-05

 

 

[Tug]

Sorry Elon trump has you beaten fair and square in the trolling department.

[JonnyF]

Sounds like the type of thing Biden would do. 

 

Thank goodness the US has seen the back of that degenerate crime family. 

 

 

[rough diamond]

53 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Sounds like the type of thing Biden would do. 

 

Thank goodness the US has seen the back of that degenerate crime family. 

 

 

To be replaced by the Trump one.

[JonnyF]

3 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

To be replaced by the Trump one.

 

Yes, quite the upgrade. Both morally and aesthetically. 

 

[Emdog]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Sounds like the type of thing Biden would do. 

 

Thank goodness the US has seen the back of that degenerate crime family. 

 

 

just once I would like to see you deal with facts rather than "sounds like...", "sort of thing they would do"

And what is this degenerate crime family trolling?

I assume you are for Trump, 34 felony convictions... Jared's father convicted of jury tampering etc, pardoned (why?) by Donald; his children who were using Trump charity as their loose change box and were ordered to have no more charities and take classes on what a non profit is.... Donald would have been assigned, but he was Pres at the time...

Biden's son broke the law. No argument. But no where near the generations wide Trump crime family

[billd766]

Does anyone, other than Trump supporters believe anything that Musk says?

[JonnyF]

7 minutes ago, Emdog said:

just once I would like to see you deal with facts rather than "sounds like...", "sort of thing they would do"

And what is this degenerate crime family trolling?

I assume you are for Trump, 34 felony convictions... Jared's father convicted of jury tampering etc, pardoned (why?) by Donald; his children who were using Trump charity as their loose change box and were ordered to have no more charities and take classes on what a non profit is.... Donald would have been assigned, but he was Pres at the time...

Biden's son broke the law. No argument. But no where near the generations wide Trump crime family

 

Trump's convictions were politically motivated. They thought being able to call him "the felon" would win them the election. It failed. DEI Harris saw to that. For once, DEI helped America by producing a candidate so completely inept and unsuitable that Trump romped home by about 15 lengths.  

 

Biden got let off his case because "he's an old man who forgets stuff" even though he was still President. Pathetic. Blatant. He then pardoned his degenerate drug addled gun toting son after promising not to.

 

Anyway that's history. Trump won. Meet the new boss. Different to the old boss. 

[theshu25]

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Sounds like the type of thing Biden would do. 

 

Thank goodness the US has seen the back of that degenerate crime family. 

 

 

And replaced with the biggest scamming and con family in USA

[bamnutsak]

Interesting that rogan didn't push back on musk's claim.

 

3 hours ago, Social Media said:

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson dismissed any suggestion that politics influenced the decision. "I can tell you unequivocally, from a personal standpoint, that politics has not played any part in this decision. It absolutely has nothing to do with it," Nelson said last August.  

 

Williams and Wilmore also pushed back against Musk’s claims in a recent *Good Morning America* interview.  

 

When asked about the suggestion that political motives were involved, Wilmore responded: "Political reasons — I have not heard that. I'm not sure that that could be the case based on what I know."  

 

What do they know?

 

Oh, right.

 

They're the subject of musk's claim, and possess the knowledge and expertise to comment.

 

 

[connda]

I wouldn't doubt it.