Flat Earthers Call Trump’s Space Force Idea ‘Impossible’

DON’T TELL THEM ABOUT THE MOON LANDING

The idea that the U.S. is going to expand its might beyond the globe is a problem for people who believe we live on a disc.

Published Aug. 10 2018 2:56PM EDT

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President Donald Trump wants a Space Force to expand U.S. military power beyond the globe. That’s a problem for flat earthers who incorrectly believe the world is a flat disc floating through space.

On Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence announced plans to launch “Space Force,” a sixth branch of the U.S....

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Flat Earthers Call Trump’s Space Force Idea ‘Impossible’

The idea that the U.S. is going to expand its might beyond the globe is a problem for people who believe we live on a disc.

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