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Trump Limits Commencements, Loses Most Honorary Degrees Post-Jan 6

5/29/2026

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President Donald Trump limited his recent commencement speeches to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Liberty University and the University of Alabama.
Lehigh University, Wagner College and a Scottish university withdrew the doctorates they gave him after Jan. 8, 2021 Capitol attack, leaving only two honors from Liberty University.
Trump has increasingly shunned unscripted interviews and debates, favoring tightly controlled rallies, conservative-media appearances and private-club events.

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President Donald Trump limited his recent commencement speeches to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy, Liberty University and the University of Alabama.
Lehigh University, Wagner College and a Scottish university withdrew the doctorates they gave him after Jan. 8, 2021 Capitol attack, leaving only two honors from Liberty University.
Trump has increasingly shunned unscripted interviews and debates, favoring tightly controlled rallies, conservative-media appearances and private-club events.