Trump: "We built a 6 million pound rocket, and launched it thousands of miles into space. We did it so that two brave patriots could stand tall and salute our wondrous American flag planted on the face of the Moon." #RNC2020#Artemis
A little bit of conflating the SuperHeavy/Starship Stage with the Falcon 9.
As to”We?”, the President of the US gets to include *all* the US when he speaks of US accomplishments, including private companies contracted to do something. So, yeah, …”We”.
In a way, its refreshing, actually, to see a politician who is willing to count more than just the government in the hierarchy under himself as being a major actor in the US. It’s recognition that the majority of US accomplishments come from *outside* government. Yes, …refreshing, that is.
We? 6 million pounds?
“We? 6 million pounds?”
A little bit of conflating the SuperHeavy/Starship Stage with the Falcon 9.
As to”We?”, the President of the US gets to include *all* the US when he speaks of US accomplishments, including private companies contracted to do something. So, yeah, …”We”.
In a way, its refreshing, actually, to see a politician who is willing to count more than just the government in the hierarchy under himself as being a major actor in the US. It’s recognition that the majority of US accomplishments come from *outside* government. Yes, …refreshing, that is.
That’s a charitable description. “We” almost certainly means “mostly me and my administration, with some little people” as it typically does.
FWIW “6 million pounds” seems like an obvious Saturn 5 ref to me. Per Wikipedia, liftoff mass 6,540,000 lbs.