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sop

(14,875 posts) Fri May 2, 2025, 07:35 AM May 2

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

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. [View all] 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

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