President Donald Trump is making a “defense-related” announcement from the Oval Office Tuesday afternoon.
NBC News reported: The president is expected to announce this afternoon that U.S. Space Command’s headquarters will move from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama, two defense officials said. Two other sources familiar with the White House’s plans confirmed the 2 p.m. Oval Office announcement today would indeed focus on U.S. Space Command.
The site of the command’s headquarters has been something of a political football, reaching back across the last two administrations, with the Colorado and Alabama congressional delegations jostling to land the site.
Last week Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey seemed to tease the decision, saying she had been in touch with the president and was “very optimistic” the move would soon be announced.
President Trump is scheduled to speak at 2:00 p.m. ET, although he sometimes runs behind schedule.
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