During his first military commencement address of his second term, convicted felon Donald Trump commended the West Point cadets for their academic successes while underscoring the might of America's military. In the midst of his nearly hour-long speech to the graduates, Trump diverged into a lengthy and meandering commentary about "trophy wives," which elicited little reaction from the audience.
While wearing a very controversial and 'disrespectful' cap, he offered some advice to the graduating class, recounting an encounter with real estate developer William Levitt at a gathering in New York. "He sold this company and he had nothing to do," he told the future military leaders. There were also concerns over the 'weary' president slurring his words.
Trump continued: "He ended up getting a divorce, found a new wife. Could you say a trophy wife? I guess we can say a trophy wife. It didn't work out too well, but it doesn't –– and that doesn't work out too well, I must tell you. A lot of trophy wives doesn't work out. But it made them happy for a little while at least."
He concluded: "But he found a new wife, he sold his little boat and he got a big yacht; he had one of the biggest yachts anywhere in the world. He moved for a time to Monte Carlo, and he led the good life. and time went by and he got bored and 15 years later, the company that he sold to called him and they said, 'The housing business is not for us.'" Later, the Republican leader finally explained that the point of the story was to love what you do.
In addition to his "life tips," the president made promises to revitalize the military, although his administration has made moves to dismantle key diversity, edquity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and removed key military leaders.
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