Trump praises Alabama athletics at commencement

President Donald Trump On Thursday night, he handed over his starting address at Alabama University and easily won the crowd.

Trump dominated the state In last year’s elections, so he already had the advantage of a home audience, but he earned bonus points speaking high about school athletic programs.

The president called the university “Special place … where legends are made.”

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President Donald Trump brings initial remarks at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosi, Ala., May 1, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

“There is something really special about players, coaches and fans who pack the stadium and proudly sing” Dixieland Delight “. We like it.

“Crimson Tide does not rest, it does not stop and does not stop winning until it comes all the time. You always win. Because of that, the football team of the University of Alabama has won more games in the last decade than any football team in America. This is not bad. Because of that, last fall, you are passing into the fifth year.

Jam Miller, 26, of Alabama Crimson Tide is celebrated after receiving a goal with Kadyn Proctor (74) during the first quarter at Bryant-Denny 28. September 2024. In Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Trump also shouted the men’s basketball team that reached its first Final Four in the history of the program.

“Not only is Alabama a great football school, it’s one of the best basketball schools in the country,” he said.

Trump also praised the women’s path that won the Sec’s, before promising again that transgender athletes would not participate in maiden and women’s sports.

The football team lost Reliaquest Bowl of Michigan, his second real loss of Wolverines, who won them in Rose Bowl on the way to the 2024 national championship.

President Donald Trump handles former football coach Alabama Crimson Tide Nick Saban in Coleman Coliseum at the University of Alabama on May 1, 2025. In Tuscaloosa, ALA. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Trump attended Crimson Tides 41-34 over Georgia last season before the election.

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