Trump Tells Coast Guard Class of 2026 It Will Face More Tests as Iran War Enters Week 12
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Updated · NBC Connecticut · May 20
Trump Tells Coast Guard Class of 2026 It Will Face More Tests as Iran War Enters Week 12
9 articles · Updated · NBC Connecticut · May 20
Trump told U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates in New London that they had already been tested and would face bigger trials as their military careers advance.
The warning came in his first commencement address at a military academy since sending U.S. forces into a new war, with Trump briefly citing the conflict with Iran as proof of U.S. success.
Week 12 of the Iran war still hangs over the speech: Trump said Monday he would give Tehran a few more days for “serious negotiations,” after earlier threatening renewed strikes.
Scorching heat disrupted the ceremony, with at least one attendee needing medical attention as organizers handed out water and some in the crowd sought shade.
The appearance was Trump’s second commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy after 2017, while Vice President JD Vance is due to speak at the Air Force Academy on May 28.
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