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Trump Tells DoD To Form Space Force, But Senator Says He Can’t Do That

By Marc Selinger

Monday, June 18th, 2018

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Trump Tells DoD To Form Space Force, But Senator Says He Can’t Do That

President Donald Trump. (White House photo)

President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the Department of Defense to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker insisted that DoD cannot proceed without congressional approval.“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 said at a White House meeting of the National Space Council. “We are going…

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