Trump to cadets: "We will not fail you."

This year, the United States Army celebrates its 250^th birthday. President Donald Trump kicked off his Memorial Day weekend by speaking at the graduation of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Wearing his signature “Make America Great Again” red hat and a clashing magenta tie, the Commander in Chief gave his sluggish, partly off-prompter keynote address to 1,002 cadets at Michie Stadium at West Point, N.Y.

Trump spent time praising the cadets before him, referring to them at one point as “a bunch of male models.” He brought up two cadets on stage to honor their contributions to the class of 2025. Cadet Bryson Daily led the Army’s Black Knights football team to a winning season, and Cadet Chris Verdugo set a new record on a 18.5-mile freezing winter night hike in just 2 hours and 30 minutes (beating the previous record by 13 minutes).