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In reply to the discussion: 🚨 UNBELIEVABLE: Donald Trump broke tradition today at West Point--leaving halfway through commencement and skipping the [View all]MANative
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                        🚨 UNBELIEVABLE: Donald Trump broke tradition today at West Point--leaving halfway through commencement and skipping the [View all]
							riversedge
							May 2025
							OP
                        
        
        I really believe it would have been PHYSICALLY too much for Trump to stand and do this--
        riversedge
        May 2025
        #6
      
        
        Here's a video of President Biden shaking every single graduates hand when he gave the commencement address at West Poin
        riversedge
        May 2025
        #4
      
        
        Here are Bush, Obama and Reagan with the handshakes to the Graduates at West Point.........
        riversedge
        May 2025
        #7
      
        
        Even if it were a baseball hat with the presidential seal, it would still look tacky and disrespectful.
        tanyev
        May 2025
        #23
      
        
        Trump normally charges as much as $100,000 for a photo with him at campaign events and fundraisers.
        sop
        May 2025
        #24
      
        
        He is the only star in the show.  The rest of us are just reality show props to him.
        Irish_Dem
        May 2025
        #63
      
        
        OK all you servicemen and women who voted for him, is it clear that he does not give a F**K about you?
        marmar
        May 2025
        #30
      
        
        He also told them their job was to promote democracy at the point of a gun.
        travelingthrulife
        May 2025
        #31
      
        
        How dare he wear a MAGA hat and turn his speech into a political rally, rambling on about how he's been badly treated
        Doodley
        May 2025
        #32
      
        
        When are veterans en masse going to stopping supporting this asshole that shows nothing but contemp for us!
        usaf-vet
        May 2025
        #52