The change triggered a number of reviews. In the final days of his presidency Donald Trump decided it should be based in Huntsville. Tuberville, in a statement, said the top three choices for Space Command headquarters were all in Republican-leaning states - Alabama, Nebraska and Texas - and bypassing them “looks like blatant patronage politics.”įormally created in August 2019, the command was temporarily based in Colorado, and Air Force and Space Force leaders initially recommended it stay there. And they said the president fully expected there would be different views on the matter within the Defense Department. officials said the abortion issue had no effect at all on Biden’s decision. Tuberville opposed the policy is blocking hundreds of military promotions in protest. Tommy Tuberville and the Defense Department over the move to provide travel for troops seeking reproductive health care. The location debate has become entangled in the ongoing battle between Alabama Republican Sen.

Biden’s decision enraged Alabama lawmakers and is sure to fuel accusations that abortion politics played a role in the choice.

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