President Donald Trump's commencement address to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's class of 2026 was derailed, repeatedly, by his own running commentary on how physically attractive the graduates were.
Speaking for roughly 53 minutes on 20 May 2026 at Cadet Memorial Field in New London, Connecticut, the 79-year-old president delivered a keynote address at the Academy's 145th commencement exercises, commissioning 260 new Coast Guard Ensigns in front of crowds of family members, some of whom were later treated for heat-related illness.
