West Point plans to hold June graduation ceremony with Trump as commencement speaker

West Point.
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The coronavirus pandemic reportedly won't stop the United States Military Academy from holding its commencement ceremony in June, CNN reports.

West Point's graduating class will return to campus June 13 for the ceremony, the academy said Wednesday. They'll be joined by none other than President Trump, who will serve as commencement speaker.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.