VP Kamala Harris Makes History with First West Point Commencement Speech by a Woman

Vice President Kamala Harris became the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point, where she warned graduates of an increasingly unsettled world and highlighted the importance of a military that reflects the diversity of America. Harris also noted the milestone of the 75th anniversary of the allowance of women into the U.S. military and its racial desegregation. She called Russia's invasion of Ukraine an attack on the foundation of international security and urged cadets to be wary of China's modernizing military, terrorism, and the accelerating climate crisis.