Pressley calls UMass Boston grads 'President Trump's worst nightmare'
AMHERST -- US Representative Ayanna Pressley praised the hard work and diversity of UMass Boston’s Class of 2019, calling the graduates “President Trump’s worst nightmare.”
“Represented here today are dreamers and doers, immigrants, people of every race identity, every gender identity and sexuality, sisters rocking Senegalese twists and hijabs,” Pressley told the 2,783 graduates and their families gathered on the lawn of the waterfront campus for the commencement.
Martin T. Meehan, president of the UMass system, told the crowd on the sunny morning that Pressley “has not been afraid to speak up, stand up, and, in some cases, cause trouble.”
At a school where many of the students hail from Boston, Pressley highlighted her love for the city, which she described as her “chosen home.”
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