Washington DC, March 19 -- US White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, during her press briefing on Wednesday (local time), said that the rescue of NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov was a historic mission under US President Donald Trump.

Leavitt stated that Trump had always promised to look out for the "forgotten man and woman."

"This historic mission brings new meaning to President Trump's promise to always look out for the forgotten man and woman," she said.

Leavitt said that 'last night was the very best of America' as the astronauts were back on Earth.

"Last night we saw the very best of America. After spending nearly 300 days aboard the International S...