At Coast Guard Academy graduation, Trump heralds ‘golden age’

By: Lisa Hagen, Emilia Otte, Mark Pazniokas

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 1,958

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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President Donald Trump proclaimed Wednesday that graduating Coast Guard Academy cadets will enter the service in a “golden age” of America, projecting confidence at a time when the country is reckoning with an unpopular war.

Trump received a warm reception on a blistering hot day as he made his way onto Cadet Memorial Field, despite the presence of a few hundred protesters gathered nearby, outside of the New London campus. He was greeted with a …

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