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President Trump likened his outsider path to the presidency to the position of evangelical Christians in academe in his commencement address at Liberty University Saturday.
In his address, he played up Liberty's underdog story -- and his own. "Be unafraid to challenge entrenched interests and failed power structures -- does that sound familiar, by the way?" Trump told graduating Liberty seniors. "The more people tell you that it's not possible, that it can't be done, the more you should be absolutely determined to prove them wrong. Treat the word 'impossible' as nothing more than motivation."
The president took several minutes to discuss the Liberty football team's move to join Division I's top subdivision. He named several upcoming Liberty opponents -- among them, Army and Auburn University -- in an extended tangent.
Trump also used the speech to take several not-so-subtle swipes at the critics of his administration. "The fact is no one has ever achieved anything significant without a chorus of critics standing on the sidelines explaining why it can't be done," Trump said. "Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic."
