Donald Trump vows to reach Mars if he wins election and will 'talk to Elon'

Donald Trump, 78, wants the US to reach the Red Planet "by the end of my term".

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Donald Trump has pledged to reach Mars if he wins the presidential campaign. The 78-year-old Republican candidate wants the US to reach the Red Planet "by the end of my term". He also envisions "great military protection in space".

Janet Jackson breaks silence with statement after hitting out on Harris' race Donald Trump fan sues New York Mets after being banned for wearing MAGA hat Trump said he will engage SpaceX boss Elon Musk to kickstart the mission. Speaking to supporters in North Carolina, he stated: "We want to reach Mars by the end of my term. We want to do it and we want to have also great military protection in space.



'I'll talk to Elon. Elon - get those rocket ships going." In addition, Trump has promised to disclose UFO close encounter videos from the real-life X-Files if he is re-elected to the White House in November.

He asserts that he will compel the Pentagon to declassify the footage for public viewing. Billionaire Musk has expressed his desire to colonize Mars and plans to launch his Starships to the planet in two years. China battles Musk for space power with rival 2028 Mars mission Musk wants flights to Mars in 2028 and 'self-sustaining city' when window opens Trump vows 'Space National Guard' after threat to pull out of ABC interview The tech mogul, who owns social media platform X , aims to send a crewed flight there in four years.

Musk anticipates the flight rate will increase "exponentially from there", with the goal of "building a self-sustaining city" in approximately 20 years. However, he believes that if Trump's rival for the White House, Democrat Kamala Harris, wins, humans won't reach Mars. He stated: "Trump supports a government efficiency commission to allow great things to be done, Kamala does not.

"We will never reach Mars if Kamala wins.".