Trump was there to give the commencement address to the class of 2004 and to accept an honorary doctorate of humane letters. At the time he accepted his honorary degree from Wagner, he had just gotten engaged to Melania Knauss. "[Trump] is a practical, no-nonsense straight-shooting person,” a Wagner faculty member said while introducing Trump. The honorary degree from Wagner is one of five that Trump attained between 1988 and 2017 — though he only has kept four of them. Back in 2004, Trump appeared to revel in the recognition.

Source: Washington Post January 10, 2019 10:30 UTC