Trump, West Point and US military
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The last time President Trump gave a speech at the U.S. Military Academy came amid nationwide reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
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President Donald Trump has used the first service academy commencement address of his second term to congratulate graduating West Point cadets on their accomplishments.
President Trump vowed to refocus the US military on protecting US borders while cowing enemies into diplomatic capitulation during his graduation speech at the United States Military Academy.
When Trump last spoke at the U.S. Military Academy, the institution was reckoning with racial justice protests sweeping the country.
The last time President Donald Trump addressed Army cadets at West Point, he was locked in a dramatic conflict with America’s military establishment. Two days before Trump spoke to the academy’s graduates in June 2020,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that the United States under President Donald Trump will choose carefully when to use military force and will avoid involvement in open-ended conflicts in what he called a break from recent U.S. policies.
Parachute is a small town, and that close-knit feel extends into the halls of Grand Valley High School, where this year’s graduating class totals about 80 students. Among them are two best friends, Ean
Keagan Williams is at the doorstep of the rest of his life. He’s graduating from Shortridge High School this week. Williams accepted an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Hegseth ordered military academy admission decisions to be based "exclusively on merit" with "no consideration of race, ethnicity, or sex."