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sop

(14,427 posts)
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:35 AM May 2

Trump wasn't invited, he invited himself to give the commencement address at University of Alabama.

From The University of Alabama's Crimson White newspaper:

"Trump commencement address his idea, not University's"

The UA College Republicans said "He chose to come of his own volition."

UA President Stuart Bell "might have been caught between a rock and a hard place" when Trump asked to deliver an addres, citing the recent federal funding cuts at other universities.

https://thecrimsonwhite.com/121197/news/trumps-commencement-address-his-idea-not-universitys/

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Trump wasn't invited, he invited himself to give the commencement address at University of Alabama. (Original Post) sop May 2 OP
The graduates should turn their backs to him... Dennis Donovan May 2 #1
In Alabama? PJMcK May 2 #2
Or just not show up. 2naSalit May 2 #4
Or walk out when he starts speechifying. tanyev May 2 #6
How do republicons spell "raging a-hole?" BoRaGard May 2 #3
You didn't kick him out he didn't try and stop him you didn't pull him off the stage you let him get up there and you Fullduplexxx May 2 #5
Don't commencement speakers get honorary degrees? Are we supposed to address him now as fierywoman May 2 #7

Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)
1. The graduates should turn their backs to him...
Fri May 2, 2025, 07:40 AM
May 2

...and make a lot of noise to drown out his speech.

Fullduplexxx

(8,467 posts)
5. You didn't kick him out he didn't try and stop him you didn't pull him off the stage you let him get up there and you
Fri May 2, 2025, 08:20 AM
May 2

Let him let him speak So spare me

fierywoman

(8,327 posts)
7. Don't commencement speakers get honorary degrees? Are we supposed to address him now as
Fri May 2, 2025, 01:52 PM
May 2

"President Doctor Trump"?

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