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(NewsNation) — President Trump, marking the archetypal 100 days of his 2nd word this week, was scheduled to springiness a commencement code astatine the University of Alabama connected Thursday evening.
The president’s connection to the Class of 2025 was expected astir 7 p.m. section time. The lawsuit astatine Coleman Coliseum successful Tuscaloosa volition besides diagnostic remarks from UA President Stuart R. Bell and Nick Saban, erstwhile Crimson Tide shot coach, the assemblage said.
Trump's sojourn to the University of Alabama drew hundreds of protesters to an off-campus rally. One-time statesmanlike campaigner Beto O’Rourke of Texas and erstwhile U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, the past Democrat to clasp statewide bureau successful Alabama, were slated to code the rally, called a “Tide Against Trump” — a play connected the university’s nickname.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
