‘Shocked and disgusted’: Univ. of Alabama Dems react to Trump giving commencement address

The response to Trump saying he was going to give the graduation address at the University of Alabama this year elicited quite the response from Alabama’s college Democrats. They said in response to this news, quote, “We are shocked and disgusted to learn that our unpopular, divisive, and authoritarian president will be involved in commencement for the graduating class of 2025. This insult will not go unanswered.” The last time the disgraced criminal visited campus, he was able to turn the Alabama Georgia game, the biggest college football game on our campus in years, into a political sideshow. We cannot allow this to happen with our commencement ceremonies. For all his meddling in University of Alabama affairs, Trump lost our campus to former Vice President Kla Harris last semester. UA is not a fascist playground. The Trump administration kidnapped one of our PhD students for no reason a few weeks ago and is holding him without bond at an ICE black site in Louisiana. There is no greater insult than this. We simply don’t want UA to be turned into a backdrop for MAGA propaganda. UA college Democrats and its partners are actively mobilizing in response to last night’s news. We will have more updates in the next few days. Alabama college Democrats saying this insult will not go unanswered.

The University of Alabama College Democrats respond to the announcement that President Donald Trump is to deliver the commencement address for the graduating class of 2025, saying they are “shocked” and “disgusted.” “The Trump administration kidnapped one of our Ph.D. students for no reason a few weeks ago, and is holding him without bond at an ICE black site in Louisiana,” they added, in response to Trump’s crackdown on immigration. Rachel Maddow reports.

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38 comments
  1. I guess you would rather have George Wallace democrats are stupid the black students should be glad because they would not be there if it were not for Republicans

  2. I thought the college INVITES a speaker. The speaker does not just "decide" to show up. Leave it to Big Mouth Don to do this. He is not welcome.

  3. Had my university invited a politician, I would have been furious! It’s better to invite pillars of society.

  4. These students need to show up to their graduation, but when Trump begins speaking, they need to walk away and leave.

  5. How about u read a response from the college republicans also cause not all those students are WOKE clowns.

  6. I can't wait until Trump's best Friend (the devil) comes to take him home. That Makes America Great Again. Planned Parties in the street all over the WORLD. Dancing all night long.

  7. Makes me laugh that Trump is doing this when he never went to University and he had all his scool records locked so no one can see them.

  8. Regardless, he is the President of the United States. I’m not a fan, but I respect the office. Sit in silence and go Vote 🗳️ (this man hates indifference and silence more than anything, so go make him uncomfortable)

  9. Message to WORKING CLASS Democrats…..why are we trapped into the fight against Trump all of the time , as opposed to a FORWARD plan to a better and greater WORKING CLASS Democrats is the quest ahead for all listening democrats, Alabama or not…….please

  10. Watching his speach after the fact, They shouted USA and gave the loudest applause I have ever heard at a commencement.

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