Trump asks SpaceX to bring "abandoned" Starliner crew home, blames Biden administration for inaction

President Trump blamed the Biden administration Tuesday for "abandoning" two astronauts who have been stuck aboard the International Space Station in the wake of problems last summer with their Boeing Starliner capsule.

In a post to his Truth Social platform, the president said he has asked SpaceX founder Elon Musk to "go get" the two "brave astronauts who have been virtually abandoned in space by the Biden administration. They have been waiting for many months on @Space Station. Elon will soon be on his way. Hopefully, all will be safe. Good luck Elon!!!"

For his part, Musk had written in an earlier post on his own social media platform X that Mr. Trump had asked SpaceX to get the Starliner astronauts home as soon as possible, adding that "we will do so. Terrible that the Biden administration left them there so long."