US EditionWhy Now? President Trump Announces Space Command Move to Alabama
President Trump's decision to move Space Command to Alabama reverses Biden's plan, citing concerns over Colorado's voting system and highlighting political and economic rivalry.
- In a televised address from the Oval Office, President Trump revealed that the headquarters of U.S. Space Command will be moved from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.
- The decision reverses a Biden-era choice to keep Space Command at its temporary Colorado location, following a prolonged selection process beginning in 2021.
- Trump cited Colorado's mail-in voting system as a major reason for the move, claiming it enables dishonest elections, while Alabama enjoys strong political support from him.
- The headquarters supports about 1,700 personnel in Colorado Springs and 18,000 worldwide, and Trump stated the move provides a strategic national security advantage.
- The relocation will take years and cost billions, prompting criticism from Colorado officials and legal challenges, reflecting ongoing political tensions over election integrity claims.
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Trump’s Alabama Football Joke Scores During Speech - American Faith
President Trump took a light-hearted jab at Alabama football while announcing the relocation of the U.S. Space Command headquarters. During remarks thanking Sen. Tommy Tuberville for his role in the relocation process, the president referenced the recent college football upset in which Florida State defeated Alabama, calling it a rare moment for the former Auburn coach. “Tommy Tuberville, who’s a great coach. And I won’t say anything about what …
Trump to move Space Command headquarters to Alabama from Colorado - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will relocate the U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, noting the southern state’s strong support for him while criticizing Colorado’s voting practices. The move, first reported by Reuters, benefits a state that overwhelmingly supported Trump’s three Republican presidential bids, at the expense of one that opposed them.
Mail-in ballots and Space Command: Why Colorado elections may have led to Trump's decision
DENVER (KDVR) — On Sept. 2, President Donald Trump announced that the headquarters of Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. The President said Colorado's mail-in ballot system “played a big factor" in moving Space Command, shortly after his short-lived assertions to ban mail-in ballots last month. Trump noted Tuesday that he won Alabama by about 47 points and said voting records didn't influence his decision. …
Why now? President Trump announces Space Command move to Alabama
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - After much speculation, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced Space Command will be moving to the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, away from its current home in the eastern part of Colorado Springs. But the question on the minds of many Coloradans is why? President Trump mentioned mail-in voting in Colorado elections as a reason for his decision to relocate Space Command. "The problem I have with C…
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DailyTruthReportTrump says Colorado’s mail-in voting system ‘a big factor’ in decision to move Space Command to Alabama
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Alabama, citing Colorado‘s mail-in elections as playing a role in the decision. Space Command protects the country’s interests in space, and its headquarters employs 1,700 troops…
Cost of a Trump ban on mail-in ballots on Denver ‘impossible to speculate’
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he will move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, citing Colorado’s mail-in voting practice as a contributing factor to the decision, which he stated lends itself to “automatically crooked elections.” But city…
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