Talking to graduating cadets, Trump advised a narrative about William Levitt, the actual property developer who pioneered mass-produced houses in suburban developments generally known as Levittowns.
Trump introduced Levitt up for instance of somebody who had “momentum” in his profession after which misplaced it. Whereas discussing the lifetime of the “nice, nice actual property man,” Trump made some extent to touch upon his marital historical past.
“He ended up getting a divorce, discovered a brand new spouse,” Trump stated. “Might you say a trophy spouse? I suppose we will say a trophy spouse. It didn’t work out too effectively, however that doesn’t work out too effectively, I need to let you know. A number of trophy wives, it doesn’t work out. Nevertheless it made him pleased for a short time at the least. However he discovered a brand new spouse.”
Levitt, like Trump, was married 3 times. The Levittown developer divorced his first spouse, Rhoda Kirshner, in 1959 and married his secretary, Alice Kenny, the identical 12 months. The second marriage lasted till 1969, till Levitt once more obtained divorced and remarried in the identical 12 months, this time marrying Simone Korchin, who survived him.
At different factors within the commencement speech, the MAGA hat-clad Trump referred to the US the “hottest nation on this planet” and credited himself for rebuilding the American army.
