Leading Democratic officials in Colorado on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. Space Command will move from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala., as a politically motivated decision meant to reward Republican friends while putting the nation’s military readiness at risk.

The barrage of criticism aimed at Trump emerged hours after the entire state congressional delegation issued a bipartisan statement vowing to fight to keep the combatant command headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, though it was unclear what tools lawmakers from either party have at hand to pressure Trump to reverse the decision.

At the same time, the state’s Democratic Party and Democratic candidates running against Republican House members blamed GOP incumbents for failing to prot

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