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sop

(13,932 posts) Fri May 2, 2025, 07:35 AM 15 hrs ago

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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 15 hrs ago OP

The graduates should turn their backs to him... Dennis Donovan 15 hrs ago #1

In Alabama? PJMcK 15 hrs ago #2

Or just not show up. 2naSalit 15 hrs ago #4

Or walk out when he starts speechifying. tanyev 14 hrs ago #6

How do republicons spell "raging a-hole?" BoRaGard 15 hrs ago #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 14 hrs ago #5

Don't commencement speakers get honorary degrees? Are we supposed to address him now as fierywoman 9 hrs ago #7

Dennis Donovan

(30,639 posts)

1. The graduates should turn their backs to him...

Reply to sop (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:40 AM

15 hrs ago

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

PJMcK

(23,551 posts)

2. In Alabama?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:41 AM

15 hrs ago

Although that's a great idea, it probably won't happen, not in that state.

2naSalit

(96,617 posts)

4. Or just not show up.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:44 AM

15 hrs ago

What an asshole.

tanyev

(46,217 posts)

6. Or walk out when he starts speechifying.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Fri May 2, 2025, 08:24 AM

14 hrs ago

BoRaGard

(5,200 posts)

3. How do republicons spell "raging a-hole?"

Reply to sop (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 07:43 AM

15 hrs ago

Krasnov (R-Felon)

Fullduplexxx

(8,453 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

Reply to sop (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 08:20 AM

14 hrs ago

Let him let him speak So spare me

fierywoman

(8,293 posts)

7. Don't commencement speakers get honorary degrees? Are we supposed to address him now as

Reply to sop (Original post)

Fri May 2, 2025, 01:52 PM

9 hrs ago

"President Doctor Trump"?

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