News - Trump plans to create US Space National Guard if he wins presidential election

Former president and Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged that if he wins the presidential election in November, he will create a US Space National Guard that will continue to confront Russia and China. "(…) the time has come to create a Space National Guard as the primary combat reserve of the US Space Force. So as president, I will sign historic legislation creating a Space National Guard," Trump said, speaking Monday at a National Guard Association of the US conference in Detroit. The Republican believes that by ordering the creation of the US Space Force in 2019, he did not allow Russia and China to overtake the United States. Russia and China were destroying the US because the latter was not focused on space. But now that the US is focused, it is leading the way, Trump said. Also, he pledged to make historic investments in the strengthening of the US Armed Forces, including in the development of drones, robotics and artificial intelligence, and the creation of hypersonic weapons.