Caine — not Trump — to address Naval Academy commencement in break from tradition
Gen. Dan Caine will deliver the commencement address at the Naval Academy, marking a departure from the tradition of having the President speak. This change comes as President Trump recently addressed the Coast Guard Academy graduation. The reasons for this adjustment in speaker lineup have not been publicly explained by the Trump administration.
- ▪Gen. Dan Caine is the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- ▪Traditionally, the Naval Academy features a rotation of speakers including the President and Vice President.
- ▪The Trump administration has not provided reasons for the change in speakers.
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Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the commencement address at the Naval Academy on Friday instead of President Donald Trump, who spoke at the Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremony earlier this week. Traditionally, the Naval Academy informally cycles through four speakers in rotation — the Navy secretary, the secretary of war, the vice president, and the president. Trump was in line to speak at the graduation following Vice President JD Vance, who spoke at last year’s commencement. Former President Joe Biden spoke at the Naval Academy in 2022.
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