Trump directs ire at Tom Hanks for being 'destructive' and 'woke'

[Jilly_in_VA]

Donald Trump launched a vitriolic attack against Tom Hanks for supposedly being “destructive” and “woke” after one of America’s most beloved actors was snubbed without much explanation by West Point last week.

On his social media site on Monday, the US president applauded the alumni association of the US Military Academy (or West Point) for abruptly calling off a ceremony honoring Hanks, twice an Academy award winner who has played numerous military characters and also has a long history of advocating for veterans.

Trump wrote: “Our great West Point (getting greater all the time!) has smartly cancelled the Award Ceremony for actor Tom Hanks. Important move! We don’t need destructive, WOKE recipients getting our cherished American Awards!!! Hopefully the Academy Awards, and other Fake Award Shows, will review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice. Watch their DEAD RATINGS SURGE!”

Hanks had been scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award later this month for his “service and accomplishments in the national interest”.

In a message to faculty, retired Col Mark Bieger declared the cancellation would allow the institution to “continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight and win as officers in the world’s most lethal force, the United States Army”, without elaborating how the two are connected.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/08/trump-tom-hanks-woke

I am disgusted at how the military is caving to the orange slime.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Europe/NATO/UN please help us we are under attack by the piece of shit

[Irish_Dem]

2. Everything and everyone who is good must be destroyed.

Anything that Americans love, respect, care about must be eradicated.

[Mblaze]

20. Somehow, the MAGA "tradition" demands it.

[roscoeroscoe]

26. Yep yep

For years Qanon and MAGA have been pushing rumors that Hanks is a pedophile, etc. They are dedicated to tearing down every good thing that isn't MAGA

[PSPS]

3. Yes, press, please focus on this shiny new outrage and stop talking about the epstein files!!11!

Thank you for your attention to this matter!!

[Deuxcents]

4. It would have never crossed my mind that the military would be so accommodating to TSF, oaths be damned

It sure seems like.

[Initech]

5. The sooner we rid this country of Donald Trump, his goons, and his news networks, the better!

[ShazzieB]

13. THIS!

[GiqueCee]

29. To the 10th power! nt

[Blues Heron]

6. Trump wants people to go to sleep so he can have his way with them. Similar to Cosby

[newdeal2]

7. Their loss

Tom is a standup guy and while I’m sure it stings I don’t think he cares as much as the fragile dotard.

He will outlive him and can collect the honor in the future.

[C_U_L8R]

8. Not Tom Hanks! There's no attacking Tom Hanks!

Trump is a weaselly unamerican piece of shit and needs to shut his whiny pursed piehole

[sheshe2]

9. Give Tom Hanks the Nobel Peace Prize instead, then we all can watch trump implode.

I kid……but the satisfaction of watching the orange pustule explode would give imerserable pleasure to millions!

[Ping Tung]

10. Trump heroically strives to be the Chief PETTY Officer of the USA.

[Mblaze]

19. 😀

With oak leaf clusters.

[Hey Joe]

11. I think fuckwit is outraged that Hanks is not more

upset over not getting the award.
There is not a deeper suckhole of unearned grievances and childish neediness than Loserman.
And when you don’t have a concience , you can’t feel shame.

[hildegaard28]

12. Jokes on him

America loves Tom Hanks. The majority of Americans hate Donald Trump. That will never change, except that more and more people will grow to hate Trump.

[twodogsbarking]

14. Despite being so recognizable Hanks goes into character in movies and you

become capitvated setting aside his real identity. Acting to the highest level. By last count Hanks has won 50 awards. He is up there with other greats.

[BaronChocula]

16. That end scene of "Captain Phillips"

after he is rescued and taken aboard the navy ship and functioning as normally as possible while experiencing shock was the most gripping thing I've ever seen him do.

[yardwork]

21. I was very impressed by how well he acted being in shock.

[RobinA]

15. So Giving A Trophy

to some actor is getting in the way of the Army carrying out its core mission? And Bieger just informed the world? That's comforting.

[BaronChocula]

35. Good thing we haven't had any parades

that detracted from preparing "the world's most lethal force."

[Mblaze]

17. These tough non-woke hard liners are truly weak.

They can't handle the truth.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. Guess there are mega cowards at West Point.

[AllaN01Bear]

22. col bonespurs / daft doger . hem

[LAS14]

23. It has been very enlightening...

... and totally depressing, to see how many of our "institutions" grovel at Trump's feet.

Gotta say, though, it makes me wonder about their motivation for inviting Hanks in the first place.... I can no longer assume that it was for the obvious good reasons. Could have been more groveling, just picking the wrong winner.

[wolfie001]

24. All of the CEOs on Wall Street

They'd empty out their granny's bank accounts to keep themselves afloat. Pariahs and piranhas.

[Skittles]

28. exactly my thought

doesn't say much for West Point's "honor"

[Cheezoholic]

25. Too many people think fascist authoritarian dicktaters take power with tanks rolling into the halls of government

When actually they take power by slowly seeping it out of the depths of society like the grease of perfectly rendered slow cooked Pork Belly. The above is them slowing turning the meat in the pan that's now nearly full.

[RobinA]

31. I've Noticed Also

that people think this stuff happens in a day. One day democracy, next day Heil Hitler. So if Trump isn't attacking Greenland, all is well and he never will. It was six years between when Hitler became Chancellor, which itself wasn't quick work, to when he invaded Poland.

[Paladin]

27. Nation's most hated president vs. nation's most beloved actor.

Way to pick your enemies, fuckface.

If there's a functioning brain cell remaining at West Point, they'll take measures to repair the damage from this trainwreck, and damned soon.

Count on Tom Hanks to treat this in a classy fashion, thus making the White House Decorator-In-Chief look even more pathetic by comparison. It'll be the best show in town.

25th Amendment, just as soon as possible.

[Rebl2]

30. That

award should be done away with altogether.

[BoRaGard]

32. "Go back to sleep. Pay no attention to our cruel facism." - G.O.P.

repubes hate woke because they want us to sleep through their rape of America.

Hell no. WOKE is patriotic

[appleannie1]

33. If you have ever done 1 nice thing in your life, the orange maggot hates you.

[FakeNoose]

34. Seems to me that Bonespurs is planning to collect the Sylvanus Thayer Award for himself