President Donald J. Trump brought thunderous applause and renewed patriotic fire to West Point on Saturday, May 24, as he delivered a stirring, no-nonsense speech to the graduating class of cadets. His message was clear: the era of woke politics infecting our military is over, and a new “golden age” of strength, honor, and mission-focused service has begun.

In classic Trump fashion, the president didn’t mince words. He took a sledgehammer to the bloated, politically correct bureaucracy that has infiltrated the ranks of the Armed Forces, especially under the Biden administration. With passion and precision, he declared that the U.S. military will no longer be used as a petri dish for progressive ideology or globalist nation-building schemes.

“For at least two decades, political leaders from both parties have dragged our military into missions it was never meant to be in,” President Trump said. “People would ask, ‘Why are we doing this? Why are we wasting our time, money, and souls?’” His words cut deep, referencing the failures of past administrations—Democrat and Republican alike—that squandered American lives and treasure in endless, aimless wars.

But Trump didn’t stop at foreign entanglements. He took direct aim at Biden’s military priorities, which have included everything from drag shows on military bases to misguided diversity quotas that prioritize political correctness over combat readiness.

“The job of the U.S. Armed Forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures, or to spread democracy to everybody around the world at the point of a gun,” Trump said to raucous applause. “The military’s job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America—anywhere, anytime, in any place.”

That’s a far cry from the hollow slogans and DEI directives under Biden, which have demoralized troops, confused mission priorities, and left America’s enemies emboldened.

President Trump promised a sharp reversal. “We’re getting rid of the distractions,” he said. “We’re focusing our military on its core mission: crushing America’s adversaries, killing America’s enemies, and defending our great American flag like it has never been defended before.”

He also highlighted the absurdity of sending American troops to die defending other countries’ borders while our own is left wide open. “We fought for other countries’ borders, but we didn’t fight for our own,” he said. “But now we do—like we’ve never fought before.”

Trump’s speech wasn’t just about rhetoric—it was a rallying cry for restoring honor, purpose, and unmatched power to the U.S. military. He vowed that under his leadership, America’s warriors would once again be feared, respected, and equipped to win—not bogged down in social experiments or fighting wars with one hand tied behind their backs.

“A big part of that job is to be respected again,” Trump concluded. “And you are, as of right now, respected more than any army anywhere in the world. That’s happening. You are respected like nobody can believe.”

With bold words and a clear vision, President Trump has set the tone for a renewed American military—one that defends our nation unapologetically and leaves woke politics in the dust.