Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that he will deliver a commencement speech to the graduating class at the US Military Academy this year.

"I'm doing it at West Point, which I look forward to. I did it last year at Air Force. I did it in Annapolis. I did it at the Coast Guard Academy and I'm doing it at West Point. And I assume ... they'll have (social) distancing. They'll have some big distance, so it'll look very different than it ever looked," Trump said Friday evening during a White House press briefing.

The President added that though he doesn't like "the look" of a socially distanced crowd, "eventually, next year, they'll have a commencement like it's been ... nice and tight."

West Point issued a statement Wednesday that said the Class of 2020 will return to campus to attend the ceremony, slated for Saturday, June 13, but the procession "will look different from recent graduation ceremonies due to current force health protection requirements" related to the coronavirus.

The school says they are still conducting an analysis to determine the size and scope of the ceremony.

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