Staff Reports
President Trump stood before West Point’s graduating cadets and shared a powerful lesson about momentum. He told the story of a real estate legend who lost everything after selling his company. The message was clear: America must never lose its drive to win.
The President described how Bill Levitt built Levittown, once the biggest homebuilder in America. Levitt created entire neighborhoods and became incredibly wealthy. But he made a fatal mistake—he sold his business to a conglomerate that didn’t understand real estate.
“They destroyed everything he built,” Trump said. Levitt ended up bankrupt and alone at a party while others ignored him. The President approached him and asked what went wrong. Levitt’s answer? “I lost my momentum.”
Trump warned the cadets that momentum separates winners from losers. He said America’s military smashed ISIS in weeks because we kept pushing forward. Letting up—even for a second—invites disaster.
The Commander-in-Chief linked this lesson to border security. He blasted past leaders for letting criminals and gang members flood into our country. “We’re sending them back,” Trump vowed. “No more invasion.”
He announced the Golden Dome Missile Defense Shield will protect America by the end of his term. Enemies hate it—which means it’s working. Trump promised West Point graduates they’ll have the best weapons to crush any threat.
The speech mixed hard truths with fiery patriotism. Trump said real leaders don’t apologize for winning. They finish what they start—whether building homes or destroying terrorists.
As cadets cheered, the President left them with a challenge: “Keep America’s momentum roaring. Never let the weak or woke slow us down.” The warriors of West Point now carry that mission forward.
