President Trump has congratulated a US Military Academy for cancelling an awards ceremony to honor actor Tom Hanks.
Trump blasted the multiple Oscar winner for being “destructive” and “woke” after the American actor was snubbed by a West Point alumni group last week.
Hanks was to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award this month from the West Point Association of Graduates, but the ceremony was reportedly called off without reason.
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The Guardian report: On his social media site on Monday, the US president applauded the alumni association of the US Military Academy (or West Point) for abruptly calling off a ceremony honoring Hanks, twice an Academy award winner who has played numerous military characters and also has a long history of advocating for veterans.
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Trump wrote: “Our great West Point (getting greater all the time!) has smartly cancelled the Award Ceremony for actor Tom Hanks. Important move! We don’t need destructive, WOKE recipients getting our cherished American Awards!!! Hopefully the Academy Awards, and other Fake Award Shows, will review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice. Watch their DEAD RATINGS SURGE!”
Hanks had been scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award later this month for his “service and accomplishments in the national interest”.
In a message to faculty, retired Col Mark Bieger declared the cancellation would allow the institution to “continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight and win as officers in the world’s most lethal force, the United States Army”, without elaborating how the two are connected.
Hanks has previously endorsed Democratic candidates including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
