President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would reverse a decision by his predecessor Joe Biden by moving U.S. Space Command’s headquarters to Alabama from Colorado.
Trump first ordered the headquarters be moved from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala., late in his first term. But Biden, in 2023, directed the facility remain in the Centennial State, as the Democratic and Republican presidents played politics with blue-leaning Colorado and deep-red Alabama. Lawmakers and officials from both states long have fought over the headquarters, which has a large personnel footprint that would provide a long-term economic boost to Huntsville or Colorado Springs.
During an afternoon announcement event in the Oval Office, Trump called his decision a “big deal.”
