President Trump Floats The Idea Of A ‘Space Force’

President Trump spoke at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego today, and it was heartening. I love watching Trump heap praise on members of the military. They so deserve it.

“I have a message for you straight from the heart of the American people, and you know what that is — we support you, we love you and we will always have your back like you have ours,” Trump said.

YES. Love. That cannot be said enough.

“For too long, the men and women of the United States Armed Forces have been asked to do more with less,” Trump said, listing “underinvestment,” deferred modernization and maintenance, old equipment and having “fewer ships than we should, fewer planes than we should, and fewer of you than we should.”

“Today I am very proud to report that all of that is changing, and as you have seen, all of that is changing quickly,” Trump said, noting that his administration sees “peace through strength.”

“I’m talking the largest military buildup since Ronald Reagan, and one of the largest buildups in the history of our nation,” Trump said, noting that the proposed military budget would be $716 billion in 2019. “We are investing in the greatest weapon, the most beautiful weapon. Our most brilliant weapon — you.”

Trump added that “in 2019 we want to give you your largest pay raise in over a decade. You deserve it. You deserve it.”

Good good good, right? This is where things started getting a little goofy. Trump floated the idea of a Space Force. You know. Like the Air Force, except SPACE.

“We are finally going to lead again. Very soon, we’re going to Mars —you wouldn’t be going to Mars if my opponent won. You wouldn’t even be thinking of it,” Trump said.

“My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land, air, and sea. We may even have a space force, develop another one: Space Force.” Trump continued.

“We have the Air Force; we’ll have the Space Force. We have the Army, the Navy,” he added. “You know, I was saying it the other day, because we’re doing a tremendous amount of work in space, I said maybe we need a new force, we’ll call it the ‘Space Force.’ And I was not really serious, and then I said, ‘What a great idea maybe, we’ll have to do that, that could happen.'”

SPACE FORCE! President Trump Suggests Putting Soldiers In Space pic.twitter.com/U0uzvK8OOk

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 13, 2018

He was all, “I was not really serious, but now I’m thinking that’s a great idea. We’re making a Space Force. Tremendous.”

I heard him say it. He wasn’t like, “YEP. Sign up now folks. We’re doing it.” And imagine, if you will, if Obama floated this idea. They’d be all, “Wow! His mind is so ahead of everyone else’s. He’s truly thinking of the future.”

You know it’s true.

Twitter has a lot of feelings on this one.

And just like that. Space Force is trending…… 😂😂😂
Trump said fake news would pick it up and man is he right. pic.twitter.com/OFFQbsV9D3

— Kambree Kawahine Koa (@KamVTV) March 13, 2018

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO WRITE JOKES WHEN YOU LITERALLY SUGGEST A "SPACE FORCE" AND JUSTIFY IT BY SAYING "IT'LL BE LIKE THE AIR FORCE, BUT FOR SPACE?!"

HOW, DONALD?!

— Richard Jeter (@MilesToGo13) March 13, 2018

President Trump: Commander
SPACE FORCE ONE 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/V3KCxzPLxM

— thebradfordfile (@thebradfordfile) March 13, 2018

Screw comedy, I’m joining Space Force!

— Christopher Titus (@TitusNation) March 13, 2018

Only Trump could ruin the concept of a Space Force and make it uncool and stupid.

— TotalBiscuit. (@Totalbiscuit) March 13, 2018

Donald Trump is talking about putting a military in space and calling it “Space Force” to distract from the fact that Vladimir Putin put a Kremlin asset in the Oval Office. STOP TAKING THE BAIT. #TrumpRussiaConspiracy

— Ryan Knight #BlueWave2018 🌊 (@ProudResister) March 13, 2018

HAHAHAHAHA. Oh wait. He’s serious.

Since there’s no gravity in space legs aren’t really all that important… later
b!tche$ I’m joining the Space Force!

— Johnny (Joey) Jones (@Johnny_Joey) March 13, 2018

TRUMP SAYS SOON WILL BE GOING TO MARS, MAYBE NEED SPACE FORCE

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 13, 2018

When you're at the first Space Force parade pic.twitter.com/oYls6g7lzJ

— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) March 13, 2018

democrats in 2 years: we can't get rid of Space Force, a institution vital to american democracy. but we must reform its laser cannons

— David Grossman (@davidgross_man) March 13, 2018

Did someone say Space Force? pic.twitter.com/I5S5z9qmgM

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 13, 2018

NEW: Trump floats idea for potential military "Space Force" https://t.co/uFB1KBsVLn pic.twitter.com/oIBVKbN2a7

— The Hill (@thehill) March 13, 2018

Notice to smug, know-it-all "reporters":

NASA was not designed to be a military defense org. NASA is purposed w/ space exploration & research.

The WH is engaged in serious discussions over how to best implement space defenses into the overall defense apparatus.

That is all.

— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) March 13, 2018

So that begs the question: Is this really a laughing matter?

The greatest part of this? You KNOW the world is freaking out about this, whether it’s a joke or not. Other countries do NOT want us dominating in space.

h/t Fox News