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AP: Trump offers advice to University of Alabama graduates in speech interspersed with politics
Daily Journal (Tupelo) ^ | Price Chandler

Posted on 05/02/2025 11:31:04 AM PDT by wardaddy

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday in a speech interspersed with impressions of transgender weightlifters, accusations that judges were interfering with his agenda and attacks on his predecessor, Joe Biden.

The Republican’s jolting speech was standard fare for Trump and well received by the crowd in deep-red Alabama, which backed him in all three of his presidential runs.

“You’re the first graduating class of the golden age of America,” the president told the graduates.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Mississippi; US: Tennessee
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God bless the South
1 posted on 05/02/2025 11:31:04 AM PDT by wardaddy
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To: wardaddy

It was another great speech. I listened to it last night.

L


2 posted on 05/02/2025 11:32:23 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Lurker

He even talked at length about his parents. It was fabulous.


3 posted on 05/02/2025 11:45:23 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: wardaddy

“By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press”

There it is


4 posted on 05/02/2025 11:48:21 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

It’s not that mean

Better than average treatment

Soros NGO group gathered a few protestors a mile away to grumble

Saban introduced him

The reporters interviewed a number of students lauding him

Imagine this anywhere outside the south or a few Midwest or mountain spots

I don’t think Vandy would have been as receptive either honestly


5 posted on 05/02/2025 11:51:38 AM PDT by wardaddy (The Blob must be bled dry)
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To: wardaddy

Proud to say, my grandson is a 2025 graduate of University of Alabama. He was so excited last night that Trump would be there. So proud of him!


6 posted on 05/02/2025 2:47:33 PM PDT by Toespi
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