Colorado had been selected by the previous Biden administration, which US Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama decried as "political cronyism." Tuberville later told Trump that the headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama, would be named the "Donald J. Trump Space Command Center." According to Trump, a "big factor" in the decision was Colorado's support for mail-in voting. "So they have automatically crooked elections," he said, "and we can't have that..."
Trump's approach to sanctuary cities began with an Executive Order aimed at combating what he termed the interference of these jurisdictions with federal law enforcement operations. The order instructed federal officials to cut funding to these cities, reflecting a broader strategy during his presidency to enforce stricter immigration policies against perceived obstruction.