'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars

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January 20, 2025, 7:05 PM

• •President Donald Trump wants to lead the United States to Mars.
• •Trump said in his inauguration speech that the United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases its wealth, expands its territory, builds its cities, raises its expectations and carries its flag into new and beautiful horizons.
• •Trump said the United States will pursue its manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars.

President Donald Trump wants to lead the United States to Mars. After taking the oath of office to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on Monday (Dec. 20), Trump laid out his vision for the next four years in an inauguration speech that called for a return to American expansionism and exploration.

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