Trump cites ‘evil of slavery’ in West Point speech, as George Floyd protests strain his relationship with military

As the US continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point’s graduating class Saturday to “never forget” the legacy of soldiers before them who fought a bloody war to “extinguish the evil of slavery”.Trump’s appeal to remember history came as his own relationship with the military is under strain from the unrelenting criticism he and Pentagon leaders have faced over their response to protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.It also came…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3088966/trump-cites-evil-slavery-west-point-speech-george