Donald Trump made several bizarre proposals during his speech announcing that he will run for president in 2024 - including a space mission. The former President claimed that the US would "plant our beautiful American flag very soon" on Mars and that a defence shield would be built "to protect our people from the unthinkable threat of nuclear weapons".
According to the Daily Star, many had been expecting the businessman to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election for some time. However, the recent midterm elections - where Republicans received significantly less votes than predicted - have cast doubt on his ability to win the leadership race again.
During the speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump said: "We will expand the frontiers of human knowledge and will extend the horizons of human achievement. And we will plant our beautiful American flag very soon on the surface of Mars."
