Trump Brags to West Point Grads He Can Do Whatever He Wants Now

[Galraedia]

Wearing a red MAGA hat, President Donald Trump said that his election victory means he can do whatever he wants in his commencement speech at West Point on Saturday.

"We had the greatest election victory," Trump told cadets of the elite United States Military Academy. "This was November 5. We won the popular vote by millions of votes. We won all seven swing states. We won everything.… We had a great mandate, and it gives us the right to do what we want to do to make our country great again, and that's what we're going to do."

Although the president loves insulting the military, this time he showered the graduates with praise. He also took credit for creating the military's strength.

"In a few moments, you'll become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history," Trump said. "And you will become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military. And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term."

Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-west-point-speech-cadets-do-what-he-wants-1235347793/

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1. megalomaniac goes full hitler nt

[malaise]

2. THIS

Absolute madness

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[PJMcK]

3. Imagine what the cadets must have been thinking!

Trump's speeches are truly mind-boggling.

He is insane and his dementia gets worse by the day. His staff has to hide him as much as possible. When he's in public, they have to hand-hold him through everything.

But the media focuses on the former president. SMFH.

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4. Wonder if the cadets who didn't want to hear his crap were allowed to not attend?

I mean if they're at West Point they're patriots and know what a traitor trump is.

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5. In the dictionary next to the definition of 'dick' is trump's picture

What a disgusting individual

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. He looked like a asshole in his MAGA hat

He looks like an asshole without his MAGA hat

He's just an asshole no matter what he wears or doesn't wear.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. I like POTUS who shakes the hands of each military academy graduate at a graduation cermony

trump gave a horrible speech and then left without shaking the hands of each graduate. Presidents Obama and Biden each took the time to shake the hand of each graduate

When President Obama spoke at the 2014 West Point commencement ceremony he shook the hand of every single graduate after his speech. Today, Donald Trump gave a speech while wearing a MAGA hat and then left without shaking any hands

— Marco Foster (@marcofoster.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T22:49:12.476Z

I like Presidents who don’t use West Point as a political prop.

— Protect Kamala Harris ✊ (@disavowtrump20.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T18:20:02.178Z

President Biden spent 70 minutes congratulating, saluting and shaking the hand of each one of the 1,036 West Point graduates, plus gave his speech, but it’s not worth any commentary by the media.
So you know he did well.

— LynneMcCartney (@lynnemccartney.bsky.social) 2024-05-27T04:01:20.959Z

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Trump has time to host a dinner for the rich crypto guys who bought his memecoin, but not to shake hands with West Point graduates. Priorities.

— Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T20:51:34.012Z