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President Donald Trump gave a politically-charged, rambling speech about DEI programs, golf and Al Capone while addressing the 2025 graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Trumps Saturday morning address in West Point, New York, stretched on for over an hour. The speech was originally focused on West Point graduates and their accomplishments, but Trump soon turned toward other topics.
The commander in chief of the U.S. military used his keynote address to highlight his efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the country. He claimed to have liberated our troops from divisive and demeaning political trainings, and said there will be no more critical race theory or transgender for everybody.
This follows his January executive order that sought to deny the existence of transgender, intersex and nonbinary people throughout government.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-gives-rambling-speech-trophy-171502635.html
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LetMyPeopleVote
(163,500 posts)trump gave a horrible speech and then left without shaking the hands of each graduate. Presidents Obama and Biden each took the time to shake the hand of each graduate
When President Obama spoke at the 2014 West Point commencement ceremony he shook the hand of every single graduate after his speech. Today, Donald Trump gave a speech while wearing a MAGA hat and then left without shaking any hands
— Marco Foster (@marcofoster.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T22:49:12.476Z
I like Presidents who donât use West Point as a political prop.
— Protect Kamala Harris â (@disavowtrump20.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T18:20:02.178Z
President Biden spent 70 minutes congratulating, saluting and shaking the hand of each one of the 1,036 West Point graduates, plus gave his speech, but itâs not worth any commentary by the media.
— LynneMcCartney (@lynnemccartney.bsky.social) 2024-05-27T04:01:20.959Z
So you know he did well.
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Trump has time to host a dinner for the rich crypto guys who bought his memecoin, but not to shake hands with West Point graduates. Priorities.
— Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T20:51:34.012Z
synni
(342 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,907 posts)Trump is a mess. There is something major going on with him. His speeches are unintelligible. His speech is unintelligible.
magicarpet
(18,290 posts),..... is what it takes to prove his Mafioso thug bona fides. Djt thinks all military soldiers are bone headed meatheads like his Christo-Fascist boy Hegseth.