JD Vance's Naval Academy Commencement Speech: Decisive Warfare and American Interests

Congratulations to the Class of 2025

• 🎓 Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2025, their families, friends, faculty, and all who supported them.
• 🙏 A spirit of gratitude is encouraged for those who contributed to their success and for the opportunity to serve.
• 🇺🇸 Graduates are reminded of their duty to the American people and to uphold the sacrifices made to get them to this point.

A Shift in Foreign Policy

• 🌍 The speech marks a generational shift in U.S. foreign policy, moving away from nation-building and meddling towards protecting core national interests.
• 🕊️ Decades of foreign policy that traded national defense for foreign entanglements are being reversed.
• 💡 The Trump administration is returning to a strategy grounded in realism and clearly stated strategic goals.

Decisive Military Strategy

• 🎯 The new approach emphasizes no more open-ended conflicts and a disciplined strategy with specific goals when deploying military force.
• 💥 When engaging in conflict, the strategy is to