Alabama lawmakers livid as Biden countermands Trump’s attempt to move Space Command to Huntsville

Published August 1, 2023 11:07am ET



COMMAND DECISION: SPACECOM STAYS IN COLORADO: Donald Trump once bragged that, in the final week of his presidency, he “single-handedly” decided Alabama — a red state that voted for him — would get the prized headquarters of the newly-reestablished U.S. Space Command.

Yesterday, President Joe Biden single-handedly decided Colorado — a blue state that voted for him — will be the permanent home of SPACECOM, overruling a Trump-era recommendation of the Air Force, while citing the argument made by current U.S. Space Commander Gen. James Dickinson that moving the headquarters would jeopardize military readiness.

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