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Trump Hails Pioneering Female Spacewalkers

President Donald Trump hailed two astronauts who made history Friday by making the first all-female spacewalk.


US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 20, 2019. MANDEL NGAN / AFP
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President Donald Trump hailed two astronauts who made history Friday by making the first all-female spacewalk.

“You are very brave, brilliant women,” Trump said during a video call with astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir.

“You represent this country so well,” Trump said. “We are very proud of you.”

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