President Trump largely sidestepped the nation’s unfolding crises during a commencement address before West Point cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday
Against a backdrop of a global pandemic and rising tensions with military brass over his handling of nationwide protests, President Donald Trump largely sidestepped the nation’s unfolding crises during a commencement address before West Point cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday.
It’s not the duty of U.S. troops “to solve ancient conflicts in far away lands that many people have never even heard of,” Trump told the cadets. Trump’s speech before the graduates comes during a contentious time in his relationship with the armed forces amid his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump also this week publicly came out against removing the names of Confederate generals from military bases, saying his administration won’t consider the idea amid calls from former military leaders and senators of his own party to do so.
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