--- title: Donald Trump Speech Aboard Aircraft Carrier: Watch Live description: President Donald Trump will give remarks aboard an aircraft carrier, shortly after he called for more military spending in his address. canonical: https://time.com/4688625/president-trump-aircraft-carrier-speech/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-02T17:36:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:37:58.088Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Gives Speech Aboard Aircraft Carrier: Watch Live og:description: President Trump will give remarks in Virginia og:url: https://time.com/4688625/president-trump-aircraft-carrier-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08e9a64a1362510e/6988bcbe2dce0101f99ec7d2/trump-joint-address.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6720 og:image:height: 3780 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP-JOINT ADDRESS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump Gives Speech Aboard Aircraft Carrier: Watch Live twitter:description: President Trump will give remarks in Virginia twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08e9a64a1362510e/6988bcbe2dce0101f99ec7d2/trump-joint-address.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Gives Speech Aboard Aircraft Carrier: Watch Live > Sponsored content. 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AFP—AFP/Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Mar 2, 2017 5:36 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4688228/a-gop-revolt-threatens-president-trumps-agenda/) will give remarks aboard an aircraft carrier in Newport News, Va., Thursday afternoon, just two days after he advocated increased military spending in his [joint address to Congress.](http://time.com/4687122/trump-congress-address-reactions/) Trump will visit the Gerald R. Ford carrier, the Associated Press reports, and will also meet with sailors and shipbuilders. According to a [fact sheet from the Navy](http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact%5Fdisplay.asp?cid=4200&tid=200&ct=4), the Gerald R. Ford carrier, expected to launch in 2017, is designed to be the “premier forward asset for crisis response and early decisive striking power in a major combat operation.” During his [joint address ](http://time.com/4685184/donald-trump-state-union-joint-address-reset/)on Tuesday night, Trump told Congress, “I am sending the Congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense sequester, and calls for one of the largest increases in national defense spending in American history.” The President’s remarks begin at 2:30 p.m. EST. 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