Trump's semi-joking suggestion to create a 'Space Force' went over exactly like you'd expect

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During a speech in San Diego on Tuesday, President Donald Trump presented military personnel with a far-out idea: the creation of a "Space Force" to be used in the "war-fighting domain" of outer space.

"My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war-fighting domain just like the land, air and sea," he told the audience. "We may even have a 'Space Force,' develop another one, Space Force. We'll have the Air Force, the Space Force. We'll have the Army, the Navy."

Trump went on to note that he was at first "not really serious" about the idea, but then again, maybe it was a "great idea."

"You know I was saying it the other day because we're doing a tremendous amount of work in space, maybe we need a new force; we'll call it the Space Force," he added. "I was not really serious and then I said, 'What a great idea. Maybe we'll have to do that. That could happen.'"

"My new national strategy for space recognizes that space is a war fighting domain just like the land, air and sea," Trump said. He also entertains the idea of adding a new military branch, calling it the "Space Force." https://t.co/IECzRamgz4 pic.twitter.com/bUlC1zaOFS — CBS News (@CBSNews) March 13, 2018

There was, as usual, an immediate reaction from those listening to the speech on TV.

"It's a good thing there wasn't a Space Force 50 years ago since bone spurs don't matter as much in zero gravity," wrote comedian Nick Jack Pappas on Twitter.

Wrote another user, "A space force? He's really lost the plot this time lol."

See some of the best memes and tweets posted in response to the statement.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.



