Trump says he will pay out of his own pocket for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s overtime

Donald Trump reacted to no overtime pay for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

President Donald Trump Friday stated he was not conscious of the truth that astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore didn’t get any overtime for their unexpectedly lengthy keep on the International Space Station. “Well. nobody ever mentioned this to me. If I have to, I’ll pay it out of my own pocket. I will get for them,” Trump stated as he was advised that they might get $5 per day which might lead to $1,430 for their 286 days in area aside from their annual wage of $152,258. “Is that all? That’s not a lot for what they had to go through,” Trump stated as he thanked Elon Musk for bringing them again.
“I want to thank @elonmusk by the way because think if we don’t have him. You know, there’s only so long even though they were in the capsule the body starts to deteriorate after 9 or 10 months. Gets really bad after 14-15 months with the bones and the blood and all other things that you’ve been reporting on very well. And If we don’t have Elon, who else was going to get them? I just want to thank him,” Trump stated including that Elon Musk goes by way of so much as a result of of the violence towards Tesla. The perpetrators will get 20 years in jail, as determined by his administration, he reiterated.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore traveled to the ISS in June final yr for an eight-day mission which received extended owing to points that Boeing Starliner began to develop. In September, the capsule returned to Earth with out them.
On March 18, this yr, the 2 astronauts had been introduced again amid celebrations the world over. Trump introduced that they might go to the White House as soon as they get well bodily from their Space overstay. “They have to get better, It will be a little bit tough for them. It’s not easy, you know. They were up for a long time and when they do, they will come to the Oval Office,” Trump stated.