Bill Nye roasts Trump over president’s NASA plans: ‘Surprising, illogical and very troubling’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsBill Nye roasts Trump over president’s NASA plans: ‘Surprising, illogical and very troubling’The Trump administration's planned cuts would end 53 planned or ongoing NASA Science missionsGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Saturday 11 April 2026 23:05 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955938","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bill-nye-trump-nasa-cuts-b2955938.html","title":"Bill Nye says Trump’s planned NASA cuts are ‘illogical and very troubling’ "}}CloseRelated video: Moment Artemis II crew splashdown to earth after record breaking voyageSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate"...