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Remarks by President Trump at Presentation of the United States Space Force Flag and Signing of an Armed Forces Day Proclamation

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1:28 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. This is a very special moment because this is the presentation of the Space Force flag. So we’ve worked very hard on this. And it’s so important from a defensive standpoint, from an offensive standpoint, from every standpoint there is.

As you know, China and Russia, perhaps others, started off a lot sooner than us. We should have started this a long time ago, but we’ve made up for it in spades. We have developed some of the most incredible weapons anyone has ever seen, and it’s moving along very rapidly. And we have tremendous people in charge.

And I what I’d like to do is I’d like to just start by asking some of those folks to say a few words. And the importance strategically, militarily, and even from a pure civilian standpoint, and from bringing our economy back everything – it’s going to help so much. All made right here in the USA. And it's going to be very special, very important. Space Force.

First time in 72 years-plus that we've opened up a new branch of the United States military.

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THE PRESIDENT: Uh, no, not so much phase four. Phase four could happen, but it will happen the right way. We have all the cards because we have the cards for the American people. I know what they want. And I've always known what they want. That’s why I'm sitting here.

No, phase four is going to happen, but it's going to happen in a much better way for the American people.

Okay. Thank you all very much.

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