As an apparent rift between the White House and Pentagon appears to widen, Pres. Donald Trump is poised to deliver the West Point commencement address at a socially distant event that is unprecedented in multiple ways.
in predominantly southern states that helped Trump secure his 2016 victory, and as Election Day approaches, he is once again relying on their support.
President Donald Trump addresses the 2019 graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy, May 30, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colo.MORE: Coronavirus task force fades from view as Trump White House moves on U.S. Military Academy cadets line up before receiving their diplomas and commissions into the officer corp of the U.S. Army June 1, 2002 at West Point in New York.
"They'll have some big distance, and so it'll be very different than it ever looked," Trump said in April at a coronavirus task force briefing when he announced he'd be speaking at West Point, the only service academy where he has not yet spoken. The declaration came one day before Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Colorado to speak at the Air Force Academy's commencement.
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