{"id":1987885,"date":"2023-08-01T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-under-fire-from-bipartisan-leaders-for-space-command-decision\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:23:51","slug":"biden-under-fire-from-bipartisan-leaders-for-space-command-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-under-fire-from-bipartisan-leaders-for-space-command-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden faces criticism from both sides for Space Command decision."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-under-fire-from-bipartisan-leaders-for-space-command-decision%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Chip \u2063Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/shawntel-smith-hill\">Shawntel Smith-Hill<\/a><br \/>11:50 AM \u2062\u2013 Tuesday,\u2064 August 1, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>President \u2064Joe Biden has come under fire recently from both parties for his \u200ddecision to keep\u200c the\u2064 headquarters of the United\u2063 States Space Command in Colorado, reversing\u200c a decision made by\u2063 former President Donald Trump, who\u2063 had committed to transfer\u2063 the command to Alabama.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Biden made the decision to keep the headquarters in Colorado \u200cafter the \u2062head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, \u2064and other top military officials argued that moving the headquarters endangered military readiness, according to a U.S. official.<\/p>\n<p>Brig. \u200bGen. Patrick Ryder says that Biden conferred with Secretary of Defense Lloyd\u2064 Austin and senior \u200cmilitary officers before deciding that Colorado Springs, Colorado,\u200b will remain the permanent station of \u200dSpace Command.<\/p>\n<p>Deciding to keep Space Command in Colorado, Ryder stated, will ensure\u200b the\u2063 U.S.\u2019s ability to maintain \u201cpeak readiness in the\u200c space \u2063domain\u2026 during a critical period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone agreed\u200b with the president\u2019s\u2062 decision.<\/p>\n<p>Dickinson\u2019s argument opposed the views of other\u200c top\u200d Air Force officials, who decided that relocating\u2064 the headquarters to Huntsville, Alabama, was the \u2063right decision.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.\u2062 Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) released a \u200cstatement late on Monday severely criticizing\u2064 Biden\u200d over the decision, calling\u200d it \u201cshameful\u201d and accusing him of bowing \u201cto the whims of politics over merit.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis \u2063Administration\u2019s\u200b decision\u200b to keep Space Command in Colorado bows to the whims \u200bof politics over merit. Huntsville\u2019s merits\u2062 won this selection process fair\u200b and square,\u201d Sewell \u2063said.\u200c \u201cIn three separate reports, Huntsville reigned victorious, whereas Colorado did not come in second or even third.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis reversal is as shameful as\u200d it is disappointing. I expected more from the Biden\u2062 Administration. A decision of this magnitude should not be about\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-under-fire-from-bipartisan-leaders-for-space-command-decision\/\" title=\"Biden faces criticism from both sides for Space Command decision.\">red \u2062states versus blue states<\/a>, but rather what is best for our national security. To be clear, the Alabama\u200c Congressional Delegation stands united in opposition to this decision,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite what\u2062 appeared to\u2062 be an overwhelmingly \u2063strong rejection\u2064 of Biden\u2019s plans, members\u2064 of Congress from Colorado commended the administration\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cColorado is the rightful home for U.S. Space Command, and our\u2063 state will continue to lead America in \u2064space for years to\u2064 come,\u201d Democrat Senator \u200bMichael Bennet said in a\u2064 statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Administration\u2019s decision to keep Space Command in Colorado \u200bbows to the whims of politics over merit. <\/p>\n<p>Huntsville won this selection \u2064process fair and square.<\/p>\n<p>Read\u200c my full statement below \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wVFmQw2mC3\">pic.twitter.com\/wVFmQw2mC3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Terri A. Sewell (@RepTerriSewell)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTerriSewell\/status\/1686157201461633024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox\u200b for free. Subscribe\u200d here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oann.com%2Fnewsroom%2Fmemphis-police-shoots-armed-man-attempting-to-enter-jewish-school%2F&#038;t=Memphis%20Police%20Shoots%20Armed%20Man%20Attempting%20To%20Enter%20Jewish%20School%C2%A0\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Peter J. 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