Trump’s Coast Guard Address: ‘Good Looking Men’ and Deja Vu
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump delivered the commencement address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London for the second time as commander in chief.
- Trump claimed he was the first president to give a second keynote address at the academy, a claim contradicted by the fact that Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama had also done so.
- In both his 2017 and 2020 speeches, Trump emphasized the importance of resilience and fighting through challenges to the graduating cadets.