he was joined by vice president pence, the defense secretary and general john rayman who was confirmed as commander of space command by the senate on june 27. this is about 10 minutes. [applause] pres. trump: thank you very much. it is a great honor. on a beautiful day in the rose garden. please sit. thank you. to ensure all resources of the federal government are focused on the arriving song, i have decided to send our vice president, mike pence, to poland this weekend in my place. it's something very important for me to be here. this storm looks like it could be a very, very big one indeed. and mike will be going. i have just spoken to president duda of poland and expressed him my warmest wishes. and he would -- and the wishes of the american people. our highest priority is a safety and security of the people in the path of the hurricane. and i will be rescheduling my trip to poland in the near future. we are gathered here in the rose garden to establish the united states space command. it's a big deal. as the newest combatant command, com will defend america's , vital interest in sp