Overview

• From the Oval Office on Sept. 2, the president said U.S. Space Command will relocate its headquarters from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama.
• The decision matched advance reports by major outlets and reverses the Biden-era placement in Colorado, with a Pentagon stream labeled for a Space Command HQ announcement.
• Trump dismissed online claims that he had died or was gravely ill as “fake news” and said he had been “very active” over the holiday weekend.
• He previously wrote on Truth Social that he had “never felt better,” while the White House cited a July diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency and a physician’s note explaining bruising as benign.
• The event followed several days without public appearances that drove high volumes of X posts about his status, as Vice President J.D. Vance said he was ready to assume duties if a tragedy occurred.