By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-01-20 18:36:57 | Updated at 2025-01-20 21:57:36
3 hours ago
President Donald Trump has made a bold promise to expand America's territory to a place that is truly out of the world.
Speaking during his inauguration on Monday, Trump promised to launch American astronauts to Mars.'
'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars' and 'plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars,' he said, adding that 'ambition is the lifeblood of a great nation.'
Elon Musk stood in the crowd and immediately gave a thumbs up after hearing there would be an American flag standing on the Martian planet.
Musk, who has become friends with the president along the campaign trail, has long pushed for NASA to send humans to the Red Planet and shelve its efforts to return to the moon.
The billionaire wrote on X this month that 'we're going straight to Mars. The moon is a distraction.'
Trump's vow came as he called on America to consider itself as a growing nation.
'One that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons,' he said.
This is a developing story... More updates to come
President Donald Trump has made a bold promise to expand America's territory to a place that is truly out of the world
