President Donald Trump showed off the new logo for the United States Space Force on Twitter Friday, but users compared it to one they had already seen in the 'Star Trek' franchise.
The United States Space Force, a new branch of the U.S. Air Force, was signed into law in December 2019. Designed to combat threats to U.S. interests in space such as military and communications satellites, the Space Force is also expected to"institutionalize advocacy of space priorities to provide for the common defense in all domains and further build space warfighting culture," according to a February 2019 press release from the Department of Defense.
President Donald Trump showed off the new logo for the U.S. Space Force on Twitter Friday, but users immediately caught similarities between the Space Force design and the logo for Starfleet Command from the fictional"Star Trek" series.Trump has been known to use the intellectual property of other artists without their permission in the past, particularly musicians.
British rock band The Rolling Stones have issued many complaints about Trump using their music during his campaign rallies. Their song"You Can't Always Get What You Want" has become a staple during Trump's campaign stops. In 2016, Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger admitted that he couldn't make Trump stop using the band's music.
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