{"id":2438674,"date":"2025-05-24T12:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-honors-west-point-graduates-as-winners-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T12:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T16:54:52","slug":"trump-honors-west-point-graduates-as-winners-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-honors-west-point-graduates-as-winners-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump honors West Point graduates as \u2018winners\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-honors-west-point-graduates-as-winners-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438674&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a commencement ceremony for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, President Donald Trump addressed graduates of the Class of 2025, referring to them as &#8220;winners&#8221; and emphasizing his management&#8217;s role in rebuilding the military.In a speech lasting nearly an hour, he praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ketanji-brown-jacksons-dissent-is-an-argument-for-institutional-racism\/\" title=\"Ketanji Brown Jackson&#039;s dissent highlights institutional racism.\">individual accomplishments<\/a> of the cadets, honoring their commitment to serve the country over pursuing traditional careers. Trump highlighted the military&#8217;s core mission of defeating adversaries and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >condemned previous administrations<\/a> for their military strategies over the past twenty years. He concluded by congratulating the graduates and expressing confidence in their future contributions to the military, pledging that the country would continue to &#8220;keep winning.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump honors West Point graduates as &lsquo;winners&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2130070\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> addressed graduates at the U.S. Military Academy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">West Point<\/a> by proclaiming them &ldquo;winners&rdquo; while touting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">administration&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s actions to reshape the military.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hyULwVCcgJw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"spoke\">spoke<\/a> for nearly an hour to the class of 2025 at their commencement ceremony, taking moments to honor individual members of the class and heralding the whole class as the future of the military. The president also touted his efforts to rebuild the military as he honored the graduates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421540\/watch-live-trump-delivers-remarks-at-west-point-commencement\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks at West Point Commencement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421316\/columbia-university-violated-civil-rights-law\/\">Trump administration finds Columbia University violated civil rights law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421105\/trump-greenlights-nippon-deal-us-steel-rally-pittsburgh\/\">Trump greenlights Nippon deal with US Steel, announces rally in Pittsburgh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In a few moments, you&rsquo;ll become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history, and you will become officers in the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;And I know because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">military<\/a>. And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also honored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-suggests-democrats-get-in-better-tune-with-non-college-educated-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bill Clinton suggests Democrats get \u2018in better tune with non-college educated\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">graduates&#038;rsquo<\/a>; decision to serve the country rather than go into other fields for their careers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-is-alive-social-media-erupts-in-reaction-to-not-guilty-rittenhouse-verdict\/\" title=\"\u2018Justice Is Alive\u2019: Social Media Erupts In Reaction To Not Guilty Rittenhouse Verdict\">chose honor<\/a> and you chose sacrifice. And instead of business suits and dress shoes, you chose muddy boots and fatigues; keeping yourself in shape, because West Point cadets don&rsquo;t just have the brightest minds, you also have the bravest hearts and the noblest souls,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re amazing people. I could not be more proud to serve you as your commander in chief,&rdquo; the president added. &ldquo;And our country is doing well. We&rsquo;ve turned it around. Very quickly. We&rsquo;ve turned it around.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also took aim at former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">presidents<\/a>, claiming for the past two decades they have &ldquo;dragged our military into missions it was never meant to be,&rdquo; but said he is now &ldquo;getting rid of distractions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re focusing our military on its core mission: crushing America&rsquo;s adversaries, killing America&rsquo;s enemies, and defending our great American flag like it has never been defended before,&rdquo; Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The job of the U.S. Armed Forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, or to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun. The military&rsquo;s job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America, anywhere, anytime, and any place,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3421531\/trump-wins-on-budget-confuses-on-tariffs-white-house-report-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP WINS ON BUDGET, CONFUSES ON TARIFFS: WHITE HOUSE REPORT CARD\">TRUMP WINS ON BUDGET, CONFUSES ON TARIFFS: WHITE HOUSE REPORT CARD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president concluded his address by congratulating the graduates and promising them that the country would continue to win.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we&rsquo;re going to keep winning. This country is going to keep winning. And with you, the job is easy. I want to thank you all. 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