Donald Trump and Tom Hanks Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment President Trump went after Tom Hanks on Monday after West Point canceled an award ceremony to honor the actor. Over the weekend, news broke that the alumni association at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point scrapped a plan to give the 69-year-old Oscar winner their Sylvanus Thayer Award - which honors an "outstanding citizen" who did not attend the academy but exemplifies the the values of "duty, honor and country." The Saving Private Ryan actor and Band of Brothers producer is a longtime veterans advocate. According to The Washington Post, an alumni association representative explained the move in a statement: "This decision allows the Academy to continue its focus on its core mission of preparing cadets to lead, fight and win as officers in the world's most lethal force, the United States Army." Related Stories Movies Meet the Indie Producer Who Got a Cease-and-Desist From Donald Trump Movies Mark Carney Takes Subtle Jab at Trump Opening Toronto Film Fest: "Don't Push a Canadian Too Far" The ceremony was scheduled for later this month. It's unclear if Hanks will still receive the award now that the ceremony has been scrapped. Trump wrote on Truth Social: "Our great West Point (getting greater all the time!) has smartly cancelled the Award Ceremony for actor Tom Hanks. Important move! We don't need destructive, WOKE recipients getting our cherished American Awards!!! Hopefully the Academy Awards, and other Fake Award Shows, will review their Standards and Practices in the name of Fairness and Justice. Watch their DEAD RATINGS SURGE." While this probably isn't the first time Hanks has been called "woke," it might mark the first time the famously congenial actor has been dubbed "destructive." The association originally announced Hanks would receive the award in June and heaped praise on the actor for his roles portraying service members across a variety of films, explaining, "Tom Hanks has done more for the positive portrayal of the American service member, more for the caring of the American veteran, their caregivers and their family, and more for the American space program and all branches of government than many other Americans." Past recipients have included Barack Obama, philanthropist Kenneth Fisher, journalist Tom Brokaw and Hanks' Forrest Gump castmate Gary Sinise. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Toronto Film Festival Idris Elba Expands Vision for African Cinema With 'Dust to Dreams' Drama Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Reveals Geographic Tongue Diagnosis: "It's Gross" Face the Nation CBS News Changes Interview Policy for 'Face the Nation' After Backlash for Edit to Kristi Noem Segment Vadim Kruglov Burning Man Homicide Mystery Gets Murkier as Victim Is Identified as Russian Man Toronto Film Festival TIFF Tackles Trump Turbulence Tony Goldwyn Kristen Bell, Tony Goldwyn and Nate Burleson Join 2025 Global Citizen Festival Toronto Film Festival Idris Elba Expands Vision for African Cinema With 'Dust to Dreams' Drama Kate McKinnon Kate McKinnon Reveals Geographic Tongue Diagnosis: "It's Gross" Face the Nation CBS News Changes Interview Policy for 'Face the Nation' After Backlash for Edit to Kristi Noem Segment Vadim Kruglov Burning Man Homicide Mystery Gets Murkier as Victim Is Identified as Russian Man Toronto Film Festival TIFF Tackles Trump Turbulence Tony Goldwyn Kristen Bell, Tony Goldwyn and Nate Burleson Join 2025 Global Citizen Festival