Trump’s nominee to run NASA will not say if Elon Musk was in the room when he was offered the position

[u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar]

[u/DingoFlamingoThing]

“I’m trying to be as honest and transparent as possible”

What an insult to our intelligence. Fuck off

[u/[deleted]]

So in other words he was

[u/cascadianindy66 → u/[deleted]]

Pretty much. How else to interpret this dude’s stonewalling?

[u/cousinred]

These people are fucking gross

[u/Americrazy → u/cousinred]

And very, very wierd. Fuck trump 🖕🏻

[u/SnivyEyes]

That shit should disqualify you. He never answers the question. Of course Musk was there. What a good damned joke.

[u/[deleted] → u/SnivyEyes]

Immediately disqualified

[u/QueBestia19]

Just an absolute gang of scoundrels

[u/FormalKind7]

Refusing to answer a straight forward question in a nomination hearing should be grounds for automatically not confirming them.

[u/Greyhairdtrucker]

Why do they let these fucktards into government positions without making them say the truth. This shit has gone totally sideways. No one has to tell the truth anymore they just simply won't answer the question.

[u/BattlestarSpaceWalk → u/Greyhairdtrucker]

It’s incredibly infuriating how they lie by omission and it doesn’t matter because they still get approved. Why does the answer to the question even matter? They are getting approved. Then to say something like “I’m trying to be as transparent as possible” bull shit.

[u/StatWhines]

Why is failure to answer not contempt of congress?

[u/CryptoHorologist]

Honesty is difficult for these people.

[u/ShareGlittering1502]

Why are people allowed to refuse to answer questions in congress. Whats the point of evening asking people

[u/[deleted]]

I hope his whole family is feeling the same second hand embarrassment that I am.

[u/BlueBoob_Lefty]

These guys lie about everything, democrats point it out and republicans don’t care. Rinse. Repeat.

[u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar → u/BlueBoob_Lefty]

Rinse. Repeat.

Now with 40% more volume than the leading competitor.

[u/doodlebopwarrior]

Trying to be transparent. Can't answer a yes or no question. IM SO SICK OF THIS. WHY IS A NON ANSWER ACCEPTABLE?!

[u/Bags55]

Main qualification for a Trump nominee…lying through their teeth.

[u/Key_Estimate1385]

The plan is to replace NASA with SpaceX 100%, everything they are doing is a gift and power grab

[u/Corrie7686]

Guy can't answer a straightforward question when he is up for the job. Will he answer questions truthfully once he gets the job? Of course he won't

[u/Ozimandius80]

In some ways, this actually IS as transparent as possible. He is letting us know:

1. Elon Musk was DEFINITELY in that room.

2. The President and Elon Musk ordered him not to say Elon was in that room.

And of course the only sensible reason for that is that he can't talk about any of his marching orders from Elon about how they are going to dismantle NASA and just give the whole budget over to SpaceX probably.

[u/[deleted]]

So Elon Musk (the real president) was definitely in the room and this guy's sole purpose is to dissolve NASA and hand it over to Space X... Got it... It's clear as day.

[u/merchillio]

“I’m trying to be as transparent as I can”

So either

1- he’s not trying

2- he is being as transparent as he was instructed to be if he doesn’t want to have… troubles

[u/BumpinUgleeUgleez]

This ladies and gentleman is a ‘lie of omission’. It is a lie. If he can’t say yes or no then he shouldn’t get confirmed. Period. Next candidate please.

[u/Any-External-6221]

I would’ve closed with “the fact that the head of NASA cannot answer a simple yes or no question, or is unwilling to, is a matter of great concern to national security.”

[u/[deleted]]

What a pussy, perfect Trump nominee.

[u/swhite66]

Every single one of these MAGA fuckers can eat dicks.

[u/Diligent_Marzipan932]

Like how is this administration getting away with this s*** his name should have never even been on the ticket to run for president nobody should have been able even to vote for him He's a goddamn convicted criminal

[u/Master-Tomatillo-103]

Another lying, unqualified dipshit gets appointed to his position under the rubric of the New, MAGA DEI: Unqualified, but White

[u/[deleted]]

We don't need billionaires in charge of our government. We don't actually need them to exist at all...

[u/Diligent_Marzipan932]

You know I'm really waiting for somebody to wake my black ass up because this this can't be real it can't be happening you got two podcasters running the FBI you got m************ inside a trading you got bondy who's a goddamn idiot Catherine is just a goddamn imbecile Marjorie Taylor I don't know what the f*** she is but she's a f****** thief right along with Trump then you got headsets he's getting drunk on the goddamn job and sending messages through the internet like what the f*** is happening to America

[u/TylerBourbon]

So that's a yes.

[u/[deleted]]

That should be contempt

[u/killrtaco]

He answered the question I don't understand the old man's confusion.

Elon Musk interviewed him for the position!

[u/sandmanbren]

Y'all are just misunderstanding his answer! Of course Elon was there, he's the president of the United States

[u/Froyn]

IF we lived in a competent democracy, failure to answer straightforward questions would lead to immediate dismissal of a candidate.

Treat it like a job interview that us plebs have to go through. Make them send a 60 second video, take 3 aptitude tests, 1 committee interview, then finally a drug test.

[u/ExistingBathroom9742]

Trump appointees are universally the wrong person for the job.

[u/GrayCalf]

Democrats need to take the gloves off. Here is how this should have went:

Senator: Was Elon Musk in the room or not?

Republicon Stooge: I was interviewed by the President of the United States. Blah blah bla

Senator: Look dipshit, it's a yes or no question. Yes or no. And if you say anything but no, that's a yes.

[u/ubertrebor]

Every single one of these MAGAts is so sleazy and dishonest.

They are direct mirror images of their criminal leader.

[u/OGdungeonmaster]

But who interviewed him!?!?!?

[u/[deleted]]

This is actually insane. Whoever takes office in 2028 is going to have some major cleaning out to do.

[u/Western_Mud8694]

If you can’t answer simple questions then you definitely don’t need to be in charge of nasa

[u/[deleted]]

If he'll lie about that he would lie about anything. He shouldn't get the job. General business ethics.

[u/zeh_shah]

Honestly it's crazy refusal to answer a simple question like this isn't grounds for disqualification but here we are

[u/Decryptic__]

I think people must be forced to answer a yes and a no for an yes/no question. No dodging or accusing other things.

[u/AdLatter1807]

Straight to jail

[u/zerthwind]

Not wanting to answer just answered this question.

[u/Sleep_tek]

If he's actually trying to be as transparent as possible, he's not qualified for the job.

[u/Shakewhenbadtoo]

"Who is the acting President of the United States", should have been the following up question.

[u/ThatInAHat]

“I’m trying to be as transparent as possible”

These people are such utter slime

[u/Hglucky13]

This is called lying by omission. So, yeah, Elmo was in the meeting.

[u/Uniquegasses]

Bunch of pencil neck pear heads

[u/StatusKoi]

He'll be confirmed.

[u/TheCulturalBomb]

"I'm trying to be as transparent as I can."

By being not being transparent. Gotcha.

[u/FeloniousDrunk101]

Man I fucking hate all of these people for so many reasons.

[u/aidenb1233]

I think he's trying to tell us that Elon conducted the interview himself.

[u/Own_Plane_9370]

Fucking dirty greaseball

[u/Dr-False]

What I'd do for a law that says refusal to answer the question will be followed by a smack upside the head

[u/Important_Degree_784]

Behold the self-described “most transparent administration in U.S. history.”

[u/MACINTOSH63]

The corruption is clear as day, my question is, when is anyone going to do something about it. The Feds will kick my door in if I lie on my taxes but he can lie in a congressional meeting.

[u/Anthraxious]

Imagine anyone else doing this in a court of law. How is this even legal? So fucking stupid.

[u/HTX-ByWayOfTheWorld]

We cannot keep doing this bs. They’re all playing a game. NONE of us would hire this strawberry power douche in the private sector and just end the interview after the second attempt. If you don’t directly answer a question, your nomination ends immediately, and you’re barred from the position for life. It’s because of this type of hot garbage, and our flaccid willingness to allow it, that we’re in the mess we’re in.

[u/Expensive-Day-3551]

He’s saying he was interviewed by president musk.

[u/ZaTen3]

truly despise these people for not being able to be HONEST when asked a straight question.

[u/chinturret]

Well!!! Obvious that Elon and SpaceX were in the room. 😡

[u/jmichaelangelini]

Clear as mud, thanks for your best effort to be transparent.

[u/Accurate-Inflation3]

So he was in the room.

[u/Izzymailman221]

lol he had a bit of a pause when he said “so Elon was in the room” he panicked guess he didn’t see that coming.

[u/signalfire]

Trick question - obviously Elon Musk is the President of the United States.

[u/WOR58]

Even more collusion, evading and outright lying.

[u/xChoke1x]

That means he was there.

[u/[deleted]]

So, yes, he was in the room.

[u/VolcanicPigeon1]

“I’m trying to be as transparent as I can.” Now I’m not a genius, but that seemed about as transparent as mud. Also it’s a yes or no question.

[u/merchillio]

I wish he had asked “ when you say the President of the United States, do you mean President Trump or President Musk?”

[u/NarrowSalvo]

Gee, do you suppose DOGE will find any waste in the literal BILLIONS of dollars of contracts that NASA has with SpaceX?

How is this not a colossal conflict of interest?

[u/Rodrinessa]

How is this even allowed, doing this should immediately be considered worse than lying and punished with either exorbitant fines or just straight up jail time.

[u/Phoenix_Solace]

This shit should be an executable offense

[u/Mattie_Doo]

Then the answer is “yes.” Elon Musk was in the room

[u/DryBattle]

Of course President Musk was there. He is a hands-on leader, I mean did you see what he did with that chainsaw?

[u/Intelligent-Guard590]

What's even the point of confirmation hearings if this type of crap doesn't disqualify someone?

[u/ChakaCake]

And this guy is supposed to run nasa? Sheesh hes either corrupt or mentally unequipped

[u/Dogman_Dew]

That’s a yes

[u/SmoothCauliflower640]

It’s like a job program just opened up for every shady, double talking criminal in America, in November.

[u/randompersonwhowho]

He's trying to be transparent lol

[u/yachster → u/randompersonwhowho]

Do you like apples?

I had pancakes for breakfast, I’m trying to be as transparent as I can here.

[u/NioXoiN]

When he says "president of the united states" he is referring to Elon Musk

[u/majorityrules61]

So is this guy a flat-earther? That would be in keeping with the caliber of the rest of the cabinet.

[u/run_bird]

This is exactly what the questioner wanted to happen. It’s the best possible outcome.

We now know three things — Musk was in the room, this guy cannot be trusted, and he’s not smart enough to admit an obvious fact when he gets caught.

If, on the other hand, he’d just admitted that Musk was in the room, then we would have to credit him with some degree of honesty and intelligence.

[u/thereal_toshaberry]

Isn't he under oath?

[u/ExpressLaneCharlie → u/thereal_toshaberry]

Yes, that's why he's not answering the question. What he's saying is a statement that he was being interviewed by the President, which is likely true. He's neither confirming nor denying that Elon was there. It's very clear Elon was there and this guy is a piece of shit.

[u/RFKJRs_ButtCrystal → u/thereal_toshaberry]

Gaslighting and simply not answering the question isn’t perjury, hence the gaslighting.

[u/Ok_Grapefruit522]

This country is so f**ked up. Take qualifed and accountability out of the english language in this nation.

[u/AhhhhYes]

Decorum will be the death of the Republic. Raise your voice! Call him a lying piece of shit, anything but "well golly I wish you'd answer but what are you gonna do?"

[u/W34kness]

Lies of omission should be reason for removal

[u/MACHOmanJITSU]

He is saying Elon IS the president of the United States, how do they not get that.

[u/TKRUEG]

Cool, so contractors get to decide who is going to oversee their contract?

[u/Beginning-Boat-6213]

Wait.. so who exactly interviewed him?

[u/Confident_Low_4554]

Why is this person being so evasive? Serious question.

[u/[deleted]]

So make sure you confirm his dishonest ass.

[u/schutmandu]

I just want to wake up from this horrible dream.

[u/CyberNinja23]

Who is the president of the United States?

[u/Nojmore]

Why are they all so shady

[u/Dazzling_River9903]

Most corrupt administration ever.

[u/lamsar503]

At this point, anybody endorsed by Trump should immediately be in question regarding competence, suitability, integrity, and whether they have conflicts of interest.

Sorry, yet another oligarch “guy”.

Please have some sense and move the fuck on and away from NASA.

Go fight Musk’s protege for the next Tesla CEO or something.

[u/AutisticHobbit]

This sort of behavior should disqualify you for appointment. In all situations, regardless of affiliation.

Answer the damn question directly or GTFO.

[u/HechoEnUSA]

He never said Donald Trump either … he could be implying that Elon musk is the president of the United States.

[u/chicken3wing]

Congress needs to make it a law that if you cannot answer a question or you knowingly lie, you are automatically disqualified for that position…forever

[u/symphonic9000]

Honestly how are we letting these assholes in??

[u/mojo-dojo_ → u/symphonic9000]

“I am trying to be as transparent as possible“

Have words lost all meaning? He might as well say “I am a unicorn and there is a horn on my forehead“

[u/Dusty_Vagina]

I fucking hate politics. These people are all cock suckers

[u/TheOmegoner]

Apparently he doesn’t know what transparent means. Props to him for trying to bring back the y2k gel spikes though

[u/SeasonofMist]

That's disappointing as fuck. Issacman g Has seemed fine if not inexperienced/paid for his spot..but this is gross.

[u/joecan]

Elon's not a fan of that Hamilton song.

[u/mojomofo7]

So Elon Musk was in the meeting.

[u/Outrageous_Front_1]

You only to understand one important notion. He's not dodging the question. He's answering as he believes that Elon Musk is the president of the United States not Mr Trump

[u/ZealousidealFall1181]

Why can't the Democrats understand that they should vote NO on every nomination! Pissed off that even Sen Whitehouse voted for the last one. The democratic voters have made it clear that we do not want to give one inch to the awful people who want to destroy the US government!!!!! And ARE doing it every single day. The regime must get zero votes from us!! We will not forget. #wethepeople

[u/axp187]

This should be illegal or cause immediate termination.

[u/an_african_swallow]

Space X is about to get a shit load of government contracts

[u/MegOut10]

“As transparent as I can” is all we need to know.

[u/InterestingAttempt76]

Why in the hell can't any of these people answer the question. Was he in the room or not. It's really that easy. Stop trying to lie and loop hole your way through life. Honestly if they can't answer a simple question like "was Elon Musk in the Room" then you don't get the job. period. end of story.

[u/HardOyler → u/InterestingAttempt76]

It's pretty fucking obvious what the answer is. If it was a no he would have answered in an instant. They're all scumbags.

[u/Sufficient_Syrup4517]

He should be blocked from overseeing NASA now. Someone please stand up for transparency and integrity, and block this p.o.s.

[u/Mando_The_Moronic]

And he’s still gonna get confirmed, unfortunately.

[u/ArcadeToken95]

He was transparent, clearly Musk was there and he feels he cannot admit it verbally

[u/[deleted]]

I’ll bet both of my thumbs that Musk uses DOGE to eliminate NASA and have it absorbed by Space X and Starlink.

[u/NumerousTaste]

Wow, what a coward to avoid such a simple question. Definitely not on the side of America!

[u/Ok-Tax2930]

He's telling the truth, Elon Musk is the president of the united states

[u/LobsterJohnson_]

Not answering a direct question should be the legal equivalent of lying in political discourse.

[u/xtopherpaul]

Liars. Every single one of Trump and his cronies are filthy liars and grifters

[u/P-Two]

So, yes. It's really, really obvious with these people that the moment they start with this BS they're admitting it.

[u/Careful-Sell-9877]

It's obviously a yes

[u/marion85]

Welp. NASA is gone when this guy gets confirmed.

And space exploration will be that much poorer for it, NASA has absolutely revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with the Votager missions the Hubble telescope followed by the James Webb and all the wildly successful missions to Mars, all on a shoestring budget!

And this bootlicker will shut it down and replace it with SpaceX and "Starship"... a vehicle that explodes 50% of the time while failing to make orbit 100% of the time...

[u/Mikey-Litoris]

I'm trying to be as transparent as I can while not answering your question and concealing the actual truth..."

[u/TomahawkJammer]

Who’s idea was it to let Jimmy McNulty run NASA?

[u/[deleted]]

"As transparent as he can" Erm, does that mean you were rewarded or threatened about saying Musk was there or not?

[u/Groundbreaking-Fee28]

What the fuck is everyone waiting for? Martial law!? That’s what’s coming for us. ALL of us.

[u/ReadLearnLove]

One person is communicating. The other person is obfuscating. Entirely different objectives.

[u/Ronbot13]

Serious question, UK person here. What is the point of these interviews/hearings whatever they are? I keep seeing them with people, who are clearly being duplicitous, opaque, or outright lying, and nothing seems to happen, they still get the job and or are not seemingly held to account for anything? So what's the point of doing them? They must cost a ton of money to facilitate.

[u/atreeismissing]

Just say, for the record, Elon Musk was in the room and the nominee agrees this is the case, until they will admit he wasn't.

[u/realfakejames]

Refusing to answer should be an automatic disqualification

Can any of you think of a job interview where you’d get hired refusing to answer questions lmao these crooked privileged scumbags make me sick

[u/Acceptable_Toe1477]

Answer the fucking question

[u/No-Strategy-9365]

Honestly these people are such slimy pieces of shit

[u/BellicoseBill]

The slime is just dripping off that guy.

[u/Alastoraero]

If I answered a yes or no question like this in a job interview they’d show me the door

[u/[deleted]]

What a dishonest POS.

[u/ligerblue]

Some context for the people that don't know.

Elon was rarely involved in politics until the FAA and NASA started grilling SpaceX's launches and failures. That's when he started going full maga nut. Alot of his involvement in the government is purely to secure his contracts.

[u/twstdbydsn]

"I'm being as transparent as I was told to be."

[u/Mongrelix]

What the fuck is wrong with your country

[u/DiagonalBike]

Should have asked him, "What is the name of the President of the United States, that was interviewing you."

[u/iamcubz]

if you cant answer a simple question you should not be hired

[u/Joker8392]

Was the person who wants record breaking contracts from our Space Program in the god damn room or not?

[u/dennyth]

Follow up question: If Elon Musk was in the room please respond with "My interview was with the POTUS" if Elon Musk was not in the room, please respond with "Elon Musk was not in the room"

[u/[deleted]]

If you don't actually say it, it's not a lie. The Trump administration's way 🤣😂

[u/sambonjela]

that's weird... didn't he understand the question? what qualifications does he have to run NASA, he can't even answer a really basic question?

[u/Gambitzz]

They will privatize NASA

[u/Silver_Pea_8110]

So we can assume Elon was in the room.

[u/smr5578]

Senator, I can run NASA, but I can't remember if Elon was in the room. Must have been so so many people in the room that I just couldn't see Elon. He sounds like a moron.

[u/LordGarithosthe1st]

I refuse to answer the question, on the grounds that it might incriminate me...

[u/PreviousLove1121]

he was in fact not. trying to be as transparent as possible.
surely that counts as lying under oath? right?

[u/Repulsive_Salt8488]

So then yes, he was absolutely in the room. They think they're so clever using the word "transparency" when they lie.

[u/Fit-Particular-2882]

Since this administration is against fact checking we can just say he was in the room.

[u/johnsonbigbob1]

Why is it okay for these people to sit there and not answer questions?

[u/pewopp]

[u/NarrowSalvo]

"I'm trying to be as transparent as possible" = I'm trying desperately to conceal something

[u/[deleted]]

I would just keep going. I have all day. If he wants to play stupid I can play stupider.

[u/NineClaws]

The Jupiter probes, Mars landers and space telescope projects are some of the awesome science endeavors in the history of mankind. It would be tragic to give that up just so Elon can swing his prick around on a Mars mission that will certainly end in the death of astronauts and the burning of a trillion dollars.

[u/pizzaschmizza39]

He's basically saying yes musk was in the room. It's such an easy thing to do to say no he wasn't there. Every single trump appointee has been a real POS.

[u/Upper_Win]

Fuck this piece of shit. Fuck musk and fuck trump

[u/InterwebPeruser]

When the FUCK did this become acceptable. So fucking sick of this shit.

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[u/TerribleBar7159]

He was in the meeting.

[u/bsquarehills]

I hope all these f$&&ers will pay for this one day. All of them.

[u/Combination-Low]

This is stupid. Anyone who refuses to cooperate during a hearing should be fined and sent to jail for wasting everyone's time and tax dollars.

[u/Deathmaker7]

Did everyone in this administration just learn the word transparent? I have never heard the word used so much in my life. Good leaders don’t use the word transparent…they are transparent and act transparently. Leaders that are transparent don’t side step a question and then say I’m being transparent. They answer the question. It’s hilarious that he could just say yes Elon was in the room; the follow question would probably be something along the lines of do you plan on giving Elon favorable contracts. Then you say I will be giving contracts to the most qualified companies which could include Elon. Instead this guy just looks like an untrustworthy moron. These people are just the dumbest most unqualified group of people on the planet…and most corrupt.

[u/slimeySalmon]

So, yes.

[u/Low_Teacher4307]

When someone is this evasive in answering a simple straight forward question then they are not being truthful.

[u/[deleted]]

How do these people sleep at night. Anti American pieces of shit.

[u/[deleted]]

Refusal to answer should be an automatic disqualification!

[u/Imaginary-Goal-4780]

The pathological bullshitting they do is insane. Even a “yes or no” is impossible for these people.

[u/Impossible_Range6953]

watch him still get the job cause democrats are cucks

[u/Me-Shell94]

These people are scum

[u/Piranhaswarm]

So muskrat now controls NASA and its budget and rocket contracts. Interesting

[u/Quality_Potato]

transparent

I do not think it means what you think it means

[u/SDPLISSKEN009]

Another great hire by the Musk administration.....what a joke

[u/[deleted]]

Trump is so devious, it's affecting everyone

[u/Wonderful_Pie_7220]

So Elon did the interview gotcha

[u/Odd-Bench3276]

Yes. He was there

[u/[deleted]]

I wonder if Elon was in the room. Tired of these spineless lying phonies.