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The White House has altered the transcript and the video of Trump's West Point speech. [View all]
At West Point, President Trump Lauds the “Future Leaders of America’s Army”The White House
May 25, 2025
“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’s job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America — anywhere, any time, and any place.” Watch
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Trump: The job of the U.S. Armed forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, but to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun…
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Trump: The job of the U.S. Armed forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, but to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun…
0:25
0:13 / 0:38
May 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump: The job of the U.S. Armed forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, but to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun…
— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2025-05-24T16:56:44.582Z
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