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Despite mirth, memes, and mockery, Trump’s ‘Space Force’ is no farce

By Jamie McIntyre
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Despite mirth, memes, and mockery, Trump’s ‘Space Force’ is no farce

In the beginning, even President Trump thought the idea of a Space Force was a joke.

“I said maybe we need a new force. We’ll call it Space Force. And I was not really serious,” Trump said in remarks to troops at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., in March. “Then, I said what a great idea. Maybe we’ll have to do that.”

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