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Express Tribune
18-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Michael Kratsios, White House adviser, claims US has tech to 'manipulate time and space'
A speech by White House science adviser Michael Kratsios has gone viral after he said that U.S. technologies allow the country to "manipulate time and space"—a phrase many interpreted literally despite its likely metaphorical intent. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, made the statement during a keynote address at the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas, on April 14. Speaking on the U.S. role in global innovation, Kratsios said, 'Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity.' The comment, part of prepared remarks published on the White House website, quickly went viral across social media, where users questioned whether the statement referred to actual advances in space-time manipulation. One commenter wrote, 'Please elaborate on manipulating time and space,' while another post that simply read 'WTF?!' received millions of views. Although the White House has not issued a clarification, the broader context of the speech suggests Kratsios was speaking metaphorically—describing the transformative power of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, aerospace systems and productivity tools. He also highlighted a vision of technological advancement unencumbered by regulation. 'We have weighed down our builders and innovators,' Kratsios said. 'But we are capable of so much more.' The address comes amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to frame the coming years as a 'Golden Age of American Innovation' in the lead-up to the country's 250th anniversary in 2026. Kratsios, who was confirmed recently as chief science official, emphasised the importance of reducing bureaucratic barriers to innovation. His remarks underscored a push to increase U.S. leadership in technological development.
Russia Today
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
US can manipulate time and space
The US possesses technology that can 'manipulate' and 'bend time and space,' White House innovation czar Michael Kratsios has claimed. Kratsios delivered the remarks at the Endless Frontiers Retreat in Austin, Texas, just weeks after being confirmed as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He emphasized President Donald Trump's ambition to usher in a new 'golden age of America,' which includes fostering scientific research and the application of cutting-edge technologies. According to Kratsios, the US can emerge as a global leader by making 'smart choices' regarding public funding and deregulating innovation. 'Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity,' he stated, without elaborating. Later in his speech, Kratsios insisted that overcoming the 'sclerosis of the state' would enable Americans to achieve 'scientific discoveries that will bend time and space, make more with less, and drive us further into the endless frontier.' Trump himself has recently alluded to advanced technologies not yet revealed to the public. Last week, he claimed China would hesitate to escalate trade tensions with the US partly due to the existence of secret weapons in the American arsenal. READ MORE: US has secret weapons – Trump 'We have weaponry that nobody has any idea what it is, and it is the most powerful weapons in the world that we have. More powerful than anybody even, not even close,' he told journalists in the Oval Office. In March, Trump announced the development of a sixth-generation fighter jet, which he described as 'the most lethal aircraft ever built.' Boeing was awarded the contract for the project, he noted.
