At Senate Armed Services, low enthusiasm for Trump’s Space Force

Published June 26, 2018 8:01pm ET



Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., is a reliable ally of President Trump on Capitol Hill, but he is opposed to the president’s plan for a new Space Force military service.

That could be a problem for Trump’s blockbuster announcement this month that he has directed the Pentagon to create a sixth branch of the military focused on space security.

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