AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Vox wrote of the challenges of creating a Space Force as well. They noted some congresspeople already stated they would not approve funding of such a force (tweet shown below). The Daily Dot noted that it was unlikely the creation would happen as it needs to be approved from congress. CNN noted that Trump calling the Space Force "separate but equal" to the Air Force harkened back to the phrase "separate but equal" which was used to justify the segregation of white and black Americans in the late 1800s and early 1900s. So important.Ĭritics were quick to criticize both the announcement and the way Trump announced it. We are going to have the Air Force and we are going to have the Space Force-separate but equal. Very importantly, I’m hereby directing the Department of Defense and Pentagon to immediately begin the process necessary to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Trump had mentioned wanting to create a Space Force a month prior. On June 18th, 2018, Donald Trump announced that he had ordered the creation of a Space Force, a sixth branch of the American Military, describing it as "separate but equal" to the Air Force.
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |