Well, he just couldn’t stand it.  Unable to control his congenital obsession with jumping in front of any television camera he can reach, Trump came to the Kennedy Space Center for the second time this week to watch the first launch of Americans from American soil in 9 years.  He posed with Pence and Mother to watch the launch, and then did what Trump does.  He opened his mouth, taking credit for what GWB started in 2006 and Obama continued throughout his two terms – to retire the super expensive space shuttle and replace it with more commercial spaceflight alternatives.  Characteristically, Trump actually didn’t do shit to get us to what we, as the United States accomplished except for maybe not screwing it up before SpaceX and Nasa could get it off the ground.

The live feed of the launch was inspiring.  From the countdown to orbit was perfect, all live beamed to 10 million homes around the world.  The entire operation was flawless, that is, until Trumpian NASA administrator, Jim Bridenstine, did a live interview after the Crew Dragon had made orbit.  It made me want to puke.  He went on and on about how Trump was committed to space and how the last 3 1/2 years was so important to building back the manned space program.  He even said that Trump “took a big risk” to even be there to watch the launch.  The ass kissing was disgusting, but especially disappointing as Bridenstine had actually morphed over the last couple of years from climate denying mouth breathing congressman from Oklahoma to actual human being after being exposed to undeniable science after being named Trump’s overseer at the agency.  That transformation went right down the drain today pandering to his spray painted boss.

Then it happened.  Both Pence AND Trump spoke at the famous vehicle assembly building taking full credit for the last 15 years of  planning and development of a commercial manned space program.  In full Blatant Lie Mode, Trump declared that HE saved the space program by simply not shipwrecking what Bush II and Obama had put in motion.  Yes, I turned it off.

The conclusion from today?  You can’t get away from the cretin anywhere, not even in space.