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Trump Pledges to Eliminate ‘Drag Shows and Any Woke Agenda’ in US Military
- On May 24, 2025, President Donald Trump gave a commencement address to 1,002 graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy located in West Point, New York.
- Trump asserted that the military should focus solely on its mission of defense and combat, rejecting previous practices involving politically divisive training and cultural or social initiatives unrelated to military objectives.
- He announced a $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense shield program to counter China and Russia, naming a Space Force general to lead it.
- Trump said, “We're getting rid of the distractions” and focused on crushing America’s foes while criticizing NATO allies for not investing enough in defense.
- The speech marked Trump’s commitment to reshape the military toward core defense missions, signaling an end to nation-building and ideological experiments.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Trump pledges to eliminate ‘drag shows and any woke agenda’ in US military
President Donald Trump reignited debate over culture and politics in the military during a fiery commencement address at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, on Saturday, May 24. Speaking to the graduating class of 2025, Trump took aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, criticizing what he described as politically motivated initiatives within the armed forces. “The job of the U.S. Armed Forces is not to host drag sho…
President Trump: "The Job of the U.S. Armed Forces Is Not to Host Drag Shows..."
President Trump just boldly declared that the days of social projects and drag shows in the U.S. military are over. Plain and simple. During the absolutely brilliant commencement speech he gave at West Point on Saturday, President Trump slammed previous administrations for “abusing soldiers with absurd ideological experiments.” He went on to state that “under the Trump administration, those days are over.” President Trump went on to clarify what…
Trump Decries Nation-Building in West Point Address
President Donald Trump on Saturday condemned nation-building and woke ideology in the commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. “For at least two decades, political leaders from both parties have dragged our military into missions it was never meant to be [in],” the president said. “They sent our warriors on nation-building crusades to nations that wanted nothing to do with us, led by leaders that didn’t have a clue in dis…
Trump Slams Military ‘Drag Shows’ and ‘Social Projects’ in West Point Speech: ‘Those Days Are Over!’
President Donald Trump told graduating cadets at West Point that the days of “absurd ideological experiments” and “drag shows” are over for the American military, and a new “golden age” is upon them, during his commencement address on Saturday. Trump delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday to what he described as the first West Point graduates in the “golden age” of the United States. During the …
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