Trump Moves Space Command HQ From Colorado to Alabama
Trump cited Colorado’s mail-in voting system and "radical left governor" as "big factors."
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President Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. Space Command headquarters will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, reviving a plan he first pursued at the end of his first term.
Trump admitted that a “big factor” in the decision was his grudge against Colorado, a state he lost in all three presidential runs and has criticized for its all-mail voting system and “radical left governor.”
The move reverses President Biden’s 2023 decision to keep Space Command in Colorado on readiness grounds. Trump argued Alabama is better prepared and said the relocation would create “tens of thousands of jobs” while helping the U.S. “defend and dominate the high frontier.”
Colorado officials from both parties blasted the change, calling it a waste of billions and a blow to national security. Alabama leaders hailed the move as a natural fit for Huntsville’s military and space infrastructure.
Will Trump’s relocation plan strengthen Space Command - or undermine it by turning military basing into political payback?
