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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumstrump's next photo op: Today, featuring 1,100 West Point Graduates
(CNN)President Donald Trump will address approximately 1,100 graduates who have gathered at the US Military Academy at West Point for the annual commencement exercises Saturday morning -- but the graduation will look very different from those in years past.
The students were coronavirus-tested and separated into groups of 250 to live, work and eat together for a two-week quarantine leading up to the graduation address. The graduates will be socially distanced 6 feet from one another Saturday across the Plain Parade Field to accommodate the requirements of Covid-19 protection, instead of at Michie Stadium, the traditional location for the graduation. Family and friends will not be allowed to attend the ceremony but can watch it online.
West Point has made every effort to keep Saturday's commencement ceremony "as close to normal as possible," Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt told CNN in an interview Friday.
The graduates will throw their hats into the air when the ceremony concludes, as is tradition, but there will be major changes.
The students were coronavirus-tested and separated into groups of 250 to live, work and eat together for a two-week quarantine leading up to the graduation address. The graduates will be socially distanced 6 feet from one another Saturday across the Plain Parade Field to accommodate the requirements of Covid-19 protection, instead of at Michie Stadium, the traditional location for the graduation. Family and friends will not be allowed to attend the ceremony but can watch it online.
West Point has made every effort to keep Saturday's commencement ceremony "as close to normal as possible," Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt told CNN in an interview Friday.
The graduates will throw their hats into the air when the ceremony concludes, as is tradition, but there will be major changes.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/13/politics/trump-west-point-graduation/index.html
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trump's next photo op: Today, featuring 1,100 West Point Graduates (Original Post)
spanone
Jun 2020
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Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)1. A subtle protest from them would be coughing while Trump speaks
jmg257
(11,996 posts)2. Link added...
Rhiannon12866
(205,485 posts)3. This is one of the most foolhardy and wasteful things Trump's done so far
No schools have been having in-person graduations, not high schools or colleges, nor my friend who just earned her Master's Degree. It was considered too dangerous for students, families and friends. Students haven't attended in-person classes for weeks.
Yet because of Trump, the graduates of West Point were required to return to campus from all over the country, remain quarantined on campus, go through testing, required to go to the expense and the effort, with no family or friends, all to accommodate Trump.
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)4. Using them as props.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)5. A photo op
These are the brightest and best people our country has, they forfeited 2 weeks of their lives against their will and put themselves in danger so a 6 time draft dodger can get a campaign photo.
tanyev
(42,567 posts)6. No coughing allowed during the ceremony, graduates.