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Diamond_Dog

(36,670 posts)
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 01:54 PM Tuesday

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

Walleye

(39,776 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
Tuesday

GenThePerservering

(2,806 posts)
7. Trump's commencement speech at Alabama will be "a historic occasion."
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:00 PM
Tuesday

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

Ping Tung

(2,189 posts)
9. Will the podiums be officially sanctified after the show?
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:09 PM
Tuesday
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. lord Acton

Bad Thoughts

(2,642 posts)
11. Dear Cadets,
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 02:13 PM
Tuesday

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

(23,425 posts)
12. He will give the same boring speech he always
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:18 PM
Tuesday

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

(1,565 posts)
14. How much will F47 receive as an "honorarium" for these appearances???
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:22 PM
Tuesday

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

Comrade Citizen

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

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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