{"id":2586227,"date":"2026-04-01T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-us-winning-ahead-of-artemis-ii-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:33:56","slug":"trump-says-us-winning-ahead-of-artemis-ii-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-us-winning-ahead-of-artemis-ii-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says US &#8216;winning&#8217; ahead of Artemis II launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-says-us-winning-ahead-of-artemis-ii-launch%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=2586227&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--><p>Trump hailed NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission as evidence that the United States is &#8220;winning&#8221; in space, writing on Truth Social that America dominates in space, on Earth, and everywhere in between. Artemis II will send four astronauts to orbit the Moon,marking the first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >crewed lunar mission<\/a> as Apollo 17 in 1972. The article explains that the Artemis program aims to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">long-term<\/a> U.S.presence on the Moon, with Artemis III and IV expected around 2027-2028. It notes Artemis I was described as the program\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/space-race-where-the-us-stands-on-sending-people-back-to-the-moon\/\" title=\"US position on returning to the ... in the ... race.\">unmanned test<\/a> (in 2019) and mentions Biden administration support for artemis efforts. The piece also references plans to build a Moon base, reportedly at a $20 million cost, and quotes NASA officials about pressing forward with enterprising lunar milestones.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says Artemis II launch is sign US is &lsquo;WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504686\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> touted the Artemis II mission as proof that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"671\">United States <\/a>is winning in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/space\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8795\">space<\/a> and &ldquo;everywhere in between&rdquo; ahead of its Wednesday evening launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Artemis II mission, originally scheduled for February but delayed due to weather, will launch four astronauts into deep space to orbit the moon. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eritrea-acknowledges-presence-in-ethiopian-human-rights-crisis\/\" title=\"Eritrea Acknowledges ... in Ethiopian Human Rights Crisis\">mission marks<\/a> the first time astronauts have been to the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/4444449\/what-is-nasa-artemis-program\/\">What is the NASA Artemis program?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/4508622\/jared-isaacman-artemis-moon-mission\/\">How Jared Isaacman&#8217;s nomination as NASA chief has changed the Artemis moon mission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Tonight at 6:24 P.M. EST, for the first time in over 50 YEARS, America is going back to the Moon,&rdquo; Trump wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116330778720988222\">post on Truth Social<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that the space mission signals U.S. domination in space and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere in between,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;Economically, Militarily, and now, BEYOND THE STARS. Nobody comes close! America doesn&rsquo;t just compete, we DOMINATE, and the whole World is watching.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Astronauts, from left, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, pilot Victor Glover, commander Reid Wiseman, and mission specialist Christina Koch leave for a planned liftoff on NASA&rsquo;s Artemis II moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The goal of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nasa\/\">NASA&rsquo;s<\/a> Artemis project is to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasas-artemis-moon-rocket-mission-scheduled-for-august-in-first-step-toward-humans-returning-to-moon\/\" title=\"...\u2019s ... ... Rocket Mission Scheduled For August In First Step Toward Humans Returning To ...\">long-term presence<\/a> on the moon. The Artemis program was established in 2019 during Trump&rsquo;s first term.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/4444449\/what-is-nasa-artemis-program\/\"><strong>WHAT IS THE NASA ARTEMIS PROGRAM<\/strong>?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project launched its first successful unmanned test, named Artemis I, in 2019. The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"445\">Biden administration<\/a> safeguarded the efforts, indicating it was central to U.S. space policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Artemis III and Artemis IV will likely take place in 2027 and 2028.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-canva wp-block-embed-canva\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artemis Missions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAHASYX9eM0\/2ua8c8AM2yWM-ocGVKz3Tw\/view?embed&amp;meta\" height=\"464\" width=\"696\" style=\"border: none; border-radius: 8px; width: 696px; height: 464px;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>NASA&rsquo;s Artemis project has four missions planned to establish a long-term presence on the moon, starting in 2019 with Artemis I and culminating in 2028 with Artemis IV. (Grace Hagerman\/Washington Examiner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced last week that the agency is moving forward with building a $20 million base on the moon, abandoning original efforts to build a space station that would orbit the moon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the moment where we should all start believing again, when ideas become missions and when hard work delivers world-changing accomplishments,&rdquo; Isaacman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/4508622\/jared-isaacman-artemis-moon-mission\/\">said in a statement<\/a> to NASA employees. &ldquo;NASA once changed everything, and we&rsquo;re going to do it again.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Artemis II proves US winning in space<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2586228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26091673129249.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[72892,11488,5894,5088,3634],"class_list":["post-2586227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-artemis-ii","tag-nasa","tag-politics","tag-space","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26091673129249.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586231,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586227\/revisions\/2586231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}