President Trump addresses Marines in California:
“We’re doing a tremendous amount of work in space, and I said, maybe we need a new force. We’ll call it the ‘Space Force.'” pic.twitter.com/Ed3KiOKVSk
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 13, 2018
President Donald Trump’s visit to California has proved fruitful for the Twitter jokes economy after a possibly (more than likely) ad-libbed speech to Marines in San Diego led to his reveal of a potential “Space Force.” He explained that his new national strategy for space “recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain, just like the land air and sea.” And like that, a new meme was born.
Trump explained the etymology of his new branch of the military after he realized he could put a word in front of “force” and make it sound very good and very official. “We have the air force, we’ll have a space force. We have the Army, the Navy. 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.’ I was not really serious but then I said, ‘What a great idea maybe we’ll have to do that.'”
Then the marines laughed as Trump glowed on-stage. Basking in his clever words.
It turns out Trump was likely referring to last year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which The Daily Beast points out stipulates that the Defense Secretary must: “establish in the executive part of the Department of the Air Force a Space Corps.” Air Force officials told CNN that this was an “unnecessary change in the force’s existing space efforts.”
Regardless, there were many jokes about Trump’s new guardians of the galaxy. Also known as Space Marines. Rest in peace to the squad that lost their lives on LV-426.
https://twitter.com/ManInTheHoody/status/973697128387158016
Somewhere @HamillHimself mentally prepares for the inevitable: a phone call from the President*, asking him to lead the new #SpaceForce thanks to his “years of experience fighting bad guys in space” #ImpeachTrump #DumbDonald #TuesdayThoughts
— (((Tara Dublin))), Rock Star Author 📚❤️🔥🤘🏻 (@taradublinrocks) March 13, 2018
new U.S govt schematics leaked for the U.S #spaceforce. pic.twitter.com/jw5RG5005W
— IfImayinterject (@Kings_Composer) March 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobbleConnor/status/973675039643009026
https://twitter.com/Marmel/status/973684561610555392
NEW video of the policy development process for Trump's #SpaceForce –> pic.twitter.com/Lhr2Y8Yucc
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) March 13, 2018
I'm tired of illegal criminal aliens like Sand People and Jawas taking our space jobs! America first! #SpaceForce #BuildThatSpaceWall pic.twitter.com/HEIJaZ2Cgp
— Monty Burns' Liberal Grandson (@CMontyBurnsIII) March 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/EmaeChurch/status/973690167646187520
The same liberals that can't grasp a visionary like @realDonaldTrump suggesting a future #SpaceForce also laughed at the idea of airplanes flying and man going to the Moon. Americans are growing weary of soon to be extinct Democrats and why our President is thriving. #MAGA #tcot pic.twitter.com/mPiLRmBZ5G
— Michael Nöthem (@mikandynothem) March 14, 2018
Live footage from Trump’s new “Space Force” #SpaceForce pic.twitter.com/aZrwLut9o8
— Catherine Q. (@CatherineQ) March 13, 2018
Oh, my sweet baby Jesus. There was a glorious TV movie in 1978 called #SpaceForce which starred a young, dashing @Fred_Willard https://t.co/1fgfJjcpZ8 pic.twitter.com/VjPf6KjvK0
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) March 13, 2018
#SpaceForce "Space Force"
Didn't we already do this? pic.twitter.com/3ZQuWjPTwO— Tater Nuts™ © ® LLC (@RichardForDays) March 13, 2018
Nasa’s budget equates to roughly 2.5 percent of the military’s.
(Via The Daily Beast/CNN)