Trump takes shots at judges, the press, Harvard

Publié le 2 Mai 2025Mis à jour le 2 Mai 2025

President Donald Trump addressed the largest graduating class in the history of the University of Alabama on Thursday (May 1) in a speech that included both advice for students and a defense of his administration. Trump applauded the university’s women’s track and field team and repeated his policy on transgender athletes saying « men will not play in women’s sports. »

The president addressed political challenges, including threats to impeach him, and said judges were interfering with his migration policies, questioning « how can you give due process to people who came into our country illegally? » He also encouraged graduates to contribute to America’s growth, urging business majors to build a strong America and commending engineers, technicians, and scientists for their potential to keep the country at the forefront.

Trump advised students to not « waste their youth » and to « fight tough and fair. » During his address he reignited the crisis between his government and the university of Harvard saying « the next chapter of the American story will not be written by the Harvard Crimson. It will be written by you the Crimson Tide, » referring to Harvard’s newspaper and Alabama’s nickname.

Nick Saban, former head coach of the university’s football team, told students that the key to achieve their goals was self-discipline and daily commitment to their aspirations. – report from Reuters