President Donald Trump is making the commencement speech today at the US Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremony in Connecticut. It’s the president’s first appearance since Trump’s complete and total meltdown last night following the revelations that he had told FBI Director James Comey he didn’t want Michael Flynn investigated.
The event begins at 11am ET, 8am PT and is streaming on YouTube.
Trump recently gave the commencement address at Liberty University, which was bizarre to say the least. (He called his critics “pathetic.”) It should be interesting to see if Trump goes off-script and has any words of wisdom for the young graduates. Something that involves avoiding obstruction of justice would be nice.
Defense Secretary Kelly had quite a line while opening for Trump:
Secretary Kelly: "Tell the truth. Tell the truth to your seniors even though it's uncomfortable, even though they may not want to hear it." pic.twitter.com/3CXQ4DLeVc
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 17, 2017
Update, 11:51am: President Trump just took the mic to start his address.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/864876345767194628
Trump at USCG commencement: "No politician in history … has been treated worse or more unfairly. You can’t let them get you down."
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) May 17, 2017
“I’ve accomplished a tremendous amount in a very short time as president,” President Trump claims.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) May 17, 2017
"I did not get elected to serve the Washington media." @POTUS at @USCG commencement address
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) May 17, 2017
