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President Donald Trump addressed Coast Guard graduates at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, urging them to help lead a national resurgence by tying the service’s mission to his domestic priorities and Iran policy, while praising border enforcement and narcotics interdiction.
At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation, Donald Trump used the speech to pivot into a MAGA rally, praising his administration’s record on jobs and border security while sharply criticizing Joe Biden on immigration and other policy issues.
Four women who experienced sexual assault and harassment at the US Coast Guard Academy testified before Congress, revealing how they were silenced, retaliated against, and left with severe mental trauma while alleged perpetrators thrived within the service. The senators criticized Coast Guard leaders for concealing reports of sexual misconduct and failing to hold accountable past perpetrators and officials who covered up their behavior. The women provided proposals for change, including strengthening dorm room security and providing survivors with better legal counsel. The Coast Guard issued a statement acknowledging failures and expressing a commitment to improving accountability and transparency. The Senate inquiry is one of several ongoing government probes following CNN's report on sexual abuse at the academy.
The president of Nichols College, Glenn Sulmasy, resigned after CNN revealed allegations of sexual misconduct involving several students he taught at the Coast Guard Academy. Coast Guard attorneys had recommended prosecuting Sulmasy in 2016 for conduct unbecoming an officer and willful dereliction of duty, stemming from sexually suggestive texts he exchanged with an academy student. Additional allegations include using his government email for inappropriate communications and making sexist comments. The Nichols College Board of Trustees stated that pursuing new leadership was in the institution's best interest. The Coast Guard Academy has referred the allegations to the Coast Guard Investigative Service, and a Senate subcommittee has launched an inquiry into the handling of a separate investigation into rapes and sexual assaults at the academy.