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Trump's Remarks After Viewing SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 Lauch
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Remarks by President Trump After Viewing SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 Lauch
INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY
Issued on: May 30, 2020
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, Florida
3:25 P.M. EDT
Q Mr. President, what did you think?
THE PRESIDENT: It’s incredible — the technology, the power. I’m so proud of the people at NASA — all the people that worked together, public and private.
When you see a sight like that, it’s incredible. The power of that machine and the danger — no matter how you figure. When you — when you hear that sound, and you hear all of that — the roar — you can imagine how dangerous it is. When you feel the shake — and we’re very far away, but you feel the shake over here — it’s pretty — pretty amazing. A beautiful sight. A beautiful ship, too. That’s really a beauty. Considered a beauty. I would say it’s a beauty.
So they have a long way to go, but that’s a very dangerous part of it, right there. That’s a big part of the danger, what you just witnessed. So we’re very honored to be here.
{snip}
Q Given everything that’s happening in the country right now — the protests that we’ve been seeing, the deaths from the coronavirus — why did you feel like it was important for you to come here today?
THE PRESIDENT: I think because it’s such a great inspiration for our country. Our country is doing well. It’s going to do fantastically well. We think next year is going to be one of the best years we’ve ever had, economically. We suffered something that was terrible. It should have never happened. It should have never come out of China, but it did. They didn’t stop it. They were unable, probably, to stop it. They should have been able to stop it. We would’ve helped them, and we would have helped them very effectively. But they didn’t, and it spread to Europe, it spread to the entire world. It spread to the U.S. It should have never happened.
Now, that’s one of the reasons I wanted to be here today. I thought it was so important to be here today. And I think any one of you would say that was an inspiration to see what we just saw — the genius, the money, the — even the economy. Ron, this — what this adds to your economy is incredible, right?
GOVERNOR DESANTIS: Yes, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: This is incredible. And real talent, real genius. Nobody does it like us.
So it’s great to have this whole program back, and it’s just the beginning. It’s just the beginning. We have many more things to come. It’s a lot of jobs. It’s a lot of technology.
You know, we have Space Force now. And thank you very much for being here. We appreciate it very much. (Applause.) Number one.
You know, one of the things we’ve done is created the Space Force. First program in — if you look, I guess it’s 74 years now. It was 72, and now it’s 74. And time flies. But since the Air Force.
So we have a major branch of the military, Joint Chiefs of Staff, everything. Full — full honors. It’s called the Space Force. We did that during the Trump administration. Mike Pence was so helpful. Everybody here was helpful, frankly. Needed lots of votes, and we got them. And, really, it wasn’t that hard, once we started explaining what it’s all about.
But space will be one of the most important things we’ve ever done. I think so.
ADMINISTRATOR BRIDENSTINE: Amen.
THE PRESIDENT: I think space will be one of the most important — I put it up there with 280 federal judges, 2 Supreme Court judges. I think space will be one of the most important things we’ve ever done. (Applause.)
So we’ll see how it all works out. Thank you very much, everybody. I’ll see you inside.
END 3:31 P.M. EDT
Remarks by President Trump After Viewing SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 Lauch
INFRASTRUCTURE & TECHNOLOGY
Issued on: May 30, 2020
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, Florida
3:25 P.M. EDT
Q Mr. President, what did you think?
THE PRESIDENT: It’s incredible — the technology, the power. I’m so proud of the people at NASA — all the people that worked together, public and private.
When you see a sight like that, it’s incredible. The power of that machine and the danger — no matter how you figure. When you — when you hear that sound, and you hear all of that — the roar — you can imagine how dangerous it is. When you feel the shake — and we’re very far away, but you feel the shake over here — it’s pretty — pretty amazing. A beautiful sight. A beautiful ship, too. That’s really a beauty. Considered a beauty. I would say it’s a beauty.
So they have a long way to go, but that’s a very dangerous part of it, right there. That’s a big part of the danger, what you just witnessed. So we’re very honored to be here.
{snip}
Q Given everything that’s happening in the country right now — the protests that we’ve been seeing, the deaths from the coronavirus — why did you feel like it was important for you to come here today?
THE PRESIDENT: I think because it’s such a great inspiration for our country. Our country is doing well. It’s going to do fantastically well. We think next year is going to be one of the best years we’ve ever had, economically. We suffered something that was terrible. It should have never happened. It should have never come out of China, but it did. They didn’t stop it. They were unable, probably, to stop it. They should have been able to stop it. We would’ve helped them, and we would have helped them very effectively. But they didn’t, and it spread to Europe, it spread to the entire world. It spread to the U.S. It should have never happened.
Now, that’s one of the reasons I wanted to be here today. I thought it was so important to be here today. And I think any one of you would say that was an inspiration to see what we just saw — the genius, the money, the — even the economy. Ron, this — what this adds to your economy is incredible, right?
GOVERNOR DESANTIS: Yes, sir.
THE PRESIDENT: This is incredible. And real talent, real genius. Nobody does it like us.
So it’s great to have this whole program back, and it’s just the beginning. It’s just the beginning. We have many more things to come. It’s a lot of jobs. It’s a lot of technology.
You know, we have Space Force now. And thank you very much for being here. We appreciate it very much. (Applause.) Number one.
You know, one of the things we’ve done is created the Space Force. First program in — if you look, I guess it’s 74 years now. It was 72, and now it’s 74. And time flies. But since the Air Force.
So we have a major branch of the military, Joint Chiefs of Staff, everything. Full — full honors. It’s called the Space Force. We did that during the Trump administration. Mike Pence was so helpful. Everybody here was helpful, frankly. Needed lots of votes, and we got them. And, really, it wasn’t that hard, once we started explaining what it’s all about.
But space will be one of the most important things we’ve ever done. I think so.
ADMINISTRATOR BRIDENSTINE: Amen.
THE PRESIDENT: I think space will be one of the most important — I put it up there with 280 federal judges, 2 Supreme Court judges. I think space will be one of the most important things we’ve ever done. (Applause.)
So we’ll see how it all works out. Thank you very much, everybody. I’ll see you inside.
END 3:31 P.M. EDT
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