President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, with the president calling the famous actor "destructive" and "WOKE."
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Hanks was to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award later this month by the West Point Association of Graduates, but the ceremony was reportedly called off.
Donald Trump celebrates West Point's decision to cancel Tom Hanks's award ceremony.
US president applauded West Point alumni for abruptly calling off a ceremony honoring the actor ...
'Hopefully the Academy Awards, and other Fake Award Shows, will review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice,' the president exclaimed on social media.
The West Point Association of Graduates pulled the plug on its ceremony set for Sept. 25, awarding Hanks the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award.
"We don't need destructive, WOKE recipients getting our cherished American Awards," Trump said, referring to West Point canceling an award ceremony meant to honor actor Tom Hanks.
Hanks' award ceremony cancelation comes as Trump has moved to direct leadership of higher education institutes and the military in his second term.
Tom Hanks is the latest "woke" celebrity caught in Trump's crosshairs ...
The commander-in-chief cheered on the decision by a West Point alumni group to cancel an award ceremony for Tom Hanks.