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Scott Pelley's Wake Forest Commencement Speech Sparks Political Firestorm

Scott Pelley’s Wake Forest Commencement Speech Goes Viral: Journalist Warns of Attacks on Democracy, Free Speech, and Truth

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Tony Michaels
May 27, 2025
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On May 19, 2025, veteran CBS journalist Scott Pelley delivered a commencement address at Wake Forest University that has since ignited significant political discourse. While Pelley did not mention former President Donald Trump by name, his remarks were widely interpreted as a critique of the Trump administration's policies, particularly concerning attac…

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