Where did Donald Trump go to high school? Was is West Point? Here's all we know
No, Trump did not attend West Point for high school. He attended the New York Military Academy (NYMA) in Cornwall, New York, for his high school education from 1959 to 1964.
Trump was sent to NYMA at age 13 by his father, Fred Trump, who believed the structured environment would curb his rebellious behavior, per The Washington Post. The president described himself as 'mostly interested in creating mischief' before NYMA, per his book The Art of the Deal.
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As a senior in 1963, he was named a captain but was transferred from leading A Company to a staff role after a hazing incident, a move he claims was a promotion but others recall as disciplinary. He led the school's drill team in the 1963 Columbus Day parade.
Trump graduated in May 1964, then enrolled at Fordham University before transferring to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a BS in Economics in 1968.
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On Saturday, speaking to graduates, he said: 'In a few moments, you'll become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history. And you will become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military. And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term.'
'We're getting rid of distractions and we're focusing our military on its core mission: crushing America's adversaries, killing America's enemies and defending our great American flag like it has never been defended before,' Trump added.
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