Posted on 05/13/2017 2:21:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
LYNCHBURG - For students and non-students alike, President Donald Trump's commencement speech at Liberty University Saturday was important and impactful.
"I loved it. I love Trump. I think he spoke very well and clear; very strong message," said Liberty University student Luke Martin.
Agape Adams and her mother came to the commencement from Richmond just to hear President Trump speak.
"I loved it. I thought it was genuine," said Agape Adams. "I thought it was very caring for us American citizens and thoughtful. Very thoughtful."
Adams' mother really enjoyed Trump's encouragement of entrepreneurship.
"It gives hope. If you're down here in the valley or whatever, you can see how he inspires you; we can do it, too," Agape's mother, Diana, said. "He encouraged my daughter and myself to go forward, be an entrepreneur."
Sara Quarmod is a Liberty grad along with several of her family members.
She said Trump's references to God were what she felt was most important.
"That was really, really awesome and right to the point. Just full of encouragement," Quarmod said.
Early Saturday morning, as graduates lined up to get into Williams Stadium, they said they didn't have anything specific they hoped to hear, but were looking forward to hearing what President Trump had to say.
"I definitely wouldn't have made it here without my (service) dog and my parents," Rachel Denton said as she and her service dog waited in line. "It's exciting to have the honor of having the president here."
Regardless of what they ultimately thought of his speech, having him speak at their graduation is something they'll likely not soon forget.
He mentioned God more than “I” or “me”. What a nice change from the
last eight years.
A beautiful speech, those students are SO lucky to have our President speak at their University Commencement ceremony..Liberty University sounds like an amazing school God Bless those students and God Bless our President
His message was excellent......he was genuine, sincere and original
.....he spoke from experience and the heart!
Showed the difference in behavior by Christian students and the Godless cretins at Berkeley.
Go Bears
Yeah...but it was the "cretins" at Berkley that stood up to all those fascists who were there to listen to someone speak.
If you don't believe they're the good guys, they'll kick your a$$ and prove it.
I’ll have to watch this. So nice to have a real encouraging message from our President. :-)
I watched it this morning. As usual, a great speech - a wonderful message to the grads. My stepson and DIL were there as graduates, my grandson as an observer.
I watched it this morning. It was inspiring, warm and at times funny. The perfect commencement speech.
I’m sure the media will portray it as dark, radical, extreme.
Fabulous speech. The pace Trump is setting is incredible. He’s really giving us his 120% effort.
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