Trump draws flak after he bizarrely warns West Point cadets to avoid 'trophy wives’ in graduation address

WEST POINT, NEW YORK: Only President Donald Trump could turn a graduation speech at one of America’s most elite military academies into a bizarre riff about divorce and trophy wives.

During his hour-long keynote address to the graduating class at West Point, the president veered way off-script and left the crowd scratching their heads.

Trump started out honoring graduates, as expected. But at one point came a long-winded detour into the life and love affairs of Bill Levitt, the legendary real estate developer behind Levittown and the so-called father of the modern suburb.

“He was great at what he did,” Trump said of Levitt. “You see him all over the country, still, Levittowns. This was a long time ago, but he was a first of the really, really big home builders, and he became very rich, a very rich man, and then he decided to sell.”

“He sold his company, and he had nothing to do. He ended up getting a divorce, found a new wife. Could you say a trophy wife? I guess we can say a trophy wife. It didn't work out too well, but it doesn't – that doesn't work out too well. I must tell you, a lot of trophy wives, it doesn’t work. But it made him happy for a little while, at least. But he found a new wife.”

Donald Trump slammed for remark about 'trophy wives'

Critics on social media wasted no time dragging Donald Trump for talking about "trophy wives" and failed marriages during a military graduation.

"I voted for the guy, but this is an embarrassment," one posted on X.

"Why is he babbling about this at a graduation?" another asked.

"His advice to graduates is not to get a Trophy Wife?" someone else wondered.

"Can this bonehead be any less self-aware, or is he holding out for a trophy?" read a comment.

"There’s our white trash president!" another remarked.

The irony wasn’t lost on anyone either. After all, Trump himself has walked down the aisle three times — all with significantly younger women who also just so happened to be professional models.

His first marriage was to Ivana Trump in 1977, followed by Marla Maples in 1993, and finally to Melania Trump (now the first lady) in 2005.

At the time of marriage, each of his wives was between 28 and 34 years old, the Daily Beast reported.

Donald Trump touched on several topics during address

The “trophy wife” tangent wasn’t the only eyebrow-raiser from Donald Trump’s Saturday morning speech.

At one point, he pivoted to attack diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, boasting to the West Point audience that he "liberated our troops from divisive and demeaning political trainings,” and declared, “no more critical race theory or transgender for everybody.”

At one point, he also name-dropped legendary pro golfer Gary Player.

“To be really successful, you're always going to have to work hard,” Trump began. “An example is a great athlete, Gary Player, great golfer. He wasn't as big as the other men that were playing against him. Great, big, strong guys. Gary was a smaller guy.”

“He’s a friend of mine, he gets a little angry at people. He hits the ball just this far. He said, ‘I hit the ball further than them. Why am I small?’ But he worked very, very hard. He was always doing exercise. He was always he was well ahead of his time. He never stopped," the POTUS recalled.

Trump also circled back to his past legal troubles.

“I was investigated more than the great late Alphonse Capone,” he told the graduates, referencing the infamous Chicago crime boss.

“Alphonse Capone was a monster. He was a very hardened criminal. I went through more investigations than Alphonse Capone, and now I'm talking to you as president. Can you believe this?”

After wrapping up the ceremony, Trump jetted off to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, just before noon, the Independent reported.

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