Trump Vows to Get to Mars: ‘Elon, Get Those Rocket Ships Going’

In a line reminiscent of that of Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Total Recall” (1990), Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to get the United States to Mars before the end of his prospective term by 2029 – with the help of SpaceX chief and Trump endorser Elon Musk.

“We’re going to reach – and it’s my plan; I’ll talk to Elon: Elon, get those rocket ships going, because we want to reach Mars before the end of my term,” Trump told his Wilmington, North Carolina rally, which aired live and in its entirety on Newsmax and the free Newsmax2 streaming platform.

“We want to do it, and we want to have also great military protection in space, because that’s where it’s going to be at.”

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