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Diamond_Dog

(40,579 posts)
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 01:54 PM Apr 2025

Trump says he'll deliver commencement speeches at 2 universities

I feel sorry for these graduates.

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President Donald Trump said will deliver commencement addresses this spring at the University of Alabama and the U.S. Military Academy in West Point.

Trump shared the news in a social media post late Monday night.

Trump spoke at seven commencement ceremonies during his first term as president from 2016-20, according to USA Today, including at West Point in June 2020.

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt issued a statement Tuesday saying Trump’s commencement speech at Alabama will be “a historic occasion.”

“Thrilled @POTUS will deliver the 2025 commencement address at the University of Alabama,” Britt wrote in a post to X. “What a tremendous honor for my alma mater. Looking forward to a historic occasion for graduates and their families. Roll Tide!”

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/04/trump-says-hell-deliver-commencement-speeches-at-2-universities.html

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Trump says he'll deliver commencement speeches at 2 universities (Original Post) Diamond_Dog Apr 2025 OP
Trump University 1 and Trump University 2 Trueblue1968 Apr 2025 #1
We need a nice big peaceful assembly of people to petition their government for redress of grievances Walleye Apr 2025 #2
Gross. chowder66 Apr 2025 #3
Why not Harvard, or Columbia? sop Apr 2025 #4
Columbia caved to Trump in March. Sky Jewels Apr 2025 #15
anti-knowledge, anti-science guy to lecture educated people bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #5
I'd buy extra shoes to bluestarone Apr 2025 #6
Trump's commencement speech at Alabama will be "a historic occasion." GenThePerservering Apr 2025 #7
I didn't go to either of mine. Gore1FL Apr 2025 #8
Will the podiums be officially sanctified after the show? Ping Tung Apr 2025 #9
Alabama Historic Kid Berwyn Apr 2025 #10
Dear Cadets, Bad Thoughts Apr 2025 #11
He will give the same boring speech he always Johonny Apr 2025 #12
Totally gross. Initech Apr 2025 #13
How much will F47 receive as an "honorarium" for these appearances??? ultralite001 Apr 2025 #14
They sure do love crude New Yorkers down in 'bama Comrade Citizen Apr 2025 #16

Walleye

(44,807 posts)
2. We need a nice big peaceful assembly of people to petition their government for redress of grievances
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 01:56 PM
Apr 2025

GenThePerservering

(3,379 posts)
7. Trump's commencement speech at Alabama will be "a historic occasion."
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:00 PM
Apr 2025

Historically bad, maybe. It'll be the same old whiny litany of grievances with some word salad tossed in.

Ping Tung

(4,370 posts)
9. Will the podiums be officially sanctified after the show?
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:09 PM
Apr 2025
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. lord Acton

Bad Thoughts

(2,657 posts)
11. Dear Cadets,
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:13 PM
Apr 2025

Congratulations. Thanks to Elon and AI, you will be useless. It will be beautiful. We will surrender Ukraine and never defend principles ever again.

Johonny

(26,182 posts)
12. He will give the same boring speech he always
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:18 PM
Apr 2025

Gives. He has no new material. Brag about shit that never happened, worry about shit that never happened, and then talk about washing his hair for 40 minutes.

ultralite001

(2,551 posts)
14. How much will F47 receive as an "honorarium" for these appearances???
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:22 PM
Apr 2025

'Cuz all those BEAUTIFUL, BIGLY words won't come cheap...

Comrade Citizen

(344 posts)
16. They sure do love crude New Yorkers down in 'bama
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 04:38 PM
Apr 2025

This is after he called their former rethug Senator Jeff Sessions a "dumb southerner", according to Bob Woodward.
The felon thinks y'all are dumb southerners, he despises y'all.


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