Elon Musk was seen giving an enthusiastic thumbs up during Donald Trump’s inaugural address, which starkly contrasted with Barron Trump’s demeanor.
Viewers of Donald Trump’s inaugural speech were left in stitches when the cameras captured Elon Musk and Barron Trump during the event.
As Trump spoke about America’s ambition to send a person to Mars, Musk is shown giving an energetic thumbs up, standing beside Barron Trump and clapping.
Barron, however, appeared unfazed by the entire situation and didn’t even crack a smile. Take a look:
As expected, the clip of this moment has quickly circulated on social media, with many amused by the stark difference between the two.
One user remarked: “Barron Trump looked like he feared being the first person sent to Mars.”
Another commented: “Barron Trump giving zero f**ks about Mars while standing next to Elon Musk.”
A third added: “Tuned into the Trump inauguration speech for literally less than a minute and was just in time to get this screenshot of Barron Trump looking like he wants to k*ll himself being stuck next to Elon Musk.”
Someone else noted: “I’m gonna assume Baron Trump is not a fan of Elon Musk by what I just saw on cam lol.”
It’s understandable why Musk would be seen applauding and beaming in response to Trump’s remarks.
The newly inaugurated president stated: “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.”
Musk has openly discussed this ambition for years, aiming to see humans on Mars in his lifetime, despite the planet recently being deemed ‘unsafe for humans to live’ by experts.
Although Musk holds high hopes, experts have highlighted numerous challenges associated with establishing a civilization on Mars.
Last year, David Kipping, Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy at Columbia University, spoke to Valuetainment about the skepticism some have regarding Musk’s plans to colonize the red planet.
He stated: “Yeah, some of my colleagues kind of think it’s ridiculous and think it’s just totally crazy that we’ll ever do this.”
Nonetheless, he mentioned that he has no objections to Musk investing his resources in projects that could lead to Mars colonization.
He explained: “I get the philosophy. The philosophy is, as long as we’re all on planet Earth we’re at risk because all it takes is one giant meteor or one nuclear war or whatever cataclysm you want, and we’re all gone.
“So, if your objective is to preserve the species then it totally makes sense that you would want to have a second base and whether that base be on the moon or Mars, I don’t really have a strong opinion.”