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May 25, 2018 / 8:51 AM / Updated May 25, 2018 at 11:52 AM

Watch live: Trump gives commencement address at U.S. Naval Academy

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. on Friday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

1 of 9 | President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. on Friday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

May 25 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at Friday's graduation ceremony at the United States Naval Academy.

Trump is scheduled to speak at the Annapolis, Md., campus at 10 a.m. EDT.

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It will mark Trump's first commencement address at the academy. Last year, he gave remarks at the U.S. Coast Guard graduation ceremony in New London, Conn.

Vice President Mike Pence delivered last year's commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy. This year, he spoke at the Coast Guard's graduation ceremony.

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