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At West Point, Trump Stresses Unity, Nation's Core Values

Associated Press

   WEST POINT. N.Y. - President Donald Trump on Saturday highlighted the
   diversity of West Point's graduating class and appealed for America's
   newest officers to uphold the country's core values, a speech
   emphasizing unity at a time when the commander in chief's relationship
   with military leaders has become strained and questions have arisen
   about the role of soldiers in a civil society.

   Trump also told them that under his administration, American soldiers
   no longer will be responsible for rebuilding foreign nations.

   "It is not the duty of U.S. troops to solve ancient conflicts in
   faraway lands that many people have never even heard of," he said. "We
   are not the policeman of the world, but let our enemies be on notice:
   If our people are threatened, we will never, ever hesitate to act. And
   when we fight, from now on, we will only fight to win.''

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