President Donald Trump has offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama.

As protesters dispersed in Tuscaloosa, Trump touched down in town and was greeted with cheers and a warmup speech from Nick Saban.

Roll Tide," Trump told hundreds of University of Alabama graduates gathered at the campus's Coleman Coliseum for the president's first commencement of his second term. "Roll, Tide" is a reference to a slogan of support and pride in the school's football team,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Americans should be patient in the face of a first quarter economic contraction, arguing that his tariffs would eventually lead to a boom in the U.S.