 
HERE WITH ME ON STAGE, 
INCREDIBLE YOUNG PEOPLE. 
THESE COURAGEOUS AMERICANS HAVE 
STOOD UP FOR THE FORCES OF 
POLITICAL INDOCTRINATIONS AND 
THEY STOOD UP IT TOO LIKE VERY 
FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO. 
CENSORSHIP AND COERCION. 
YOU REFUSE TO BE SILENCED BY 
POWERFUL INSTITUTIONS AND 
CLOSED MINDED CRITICS OF WHICH 
THERE ARE MANY. 
YOU FACED DOWN INTIMIDATION, 
PRESSURE AND ABUSE. 
YOU DID IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE 
YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU BELIEVE IN 
TRUTH, JUSTICE AND FREEDOM AND 
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. 
EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM, 
INCLUDING A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE 
AUDIENCE. 
A LOT OF FOLKS. 
YOU HAVE FOUGHT BRAVELY FOR 
YOUR RIGHTS AND NOW YOU HAVE A 
PRESIDENT WHO IS ALSO FIGHTING 
FOR YOU. 
I AM WITH YOU ALL THE WAY. 
OKAY? 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> ALL RIGHT? 
OKAY? IN AMERICA THE VERY HEART 
OF THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION IS 
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFE AS 
CITIZENS IN A FREE SOCIETY BUT 
EVEN AS UNIVERSITIES HAVE 
RECEIVED BILLIONS AND BILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS FROM TAXPAYERS, MANY 
HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY 
HOSTILE TO FREE SPEECH AND TO 
THE FIRST AMENDMENT. 
YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME. 
YOU TURN ON THE NEWS AND YOU 
SEE THINGS THAT ARE HORRIBLE. 
YOU SEE PEOPLE BEING PUNCHED 
HARD IN THE FACE, BUT HE DIDN'T 
GO DOWN. 
DIDN'T GO DOWN. [ APPLAUSE ] 
>> I SAID YOU HAVE A BETTER 
CHIN THAN MUHAMMAD ALI AND -- 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> AND YOU SEE THE COW BELL 
SCENE. 
YOU SAW THAT HORRIBLE SCENE. 
THAT WAS A DISGRACEFUL THING AT 
A SCHOOL, AT A UNIVERSITY. 
UNDER THE GUISE OF SPEECH CODES 
AND SAFE SPACES AND TRIGGER 
WARNINGS THESE UNIVERSITIES 
HAVE TRIED TO RESTRICT FREE 
THOUGHT, IMPOSE TOTAL 
CONFORMITY AND SHUT DOWN THE 
VOICES OF GREAT YOUNG AMERICANS 
LIKE THOSE HERE TODAY. 
GREAT PEOPLE. 
ALL OF THAT CHANGES STARTING 
RIGHT NOW. 
WE ARE DEALING WITH BILLIONS 
AND BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS DOLLARS. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD NOT 
SUBSIDIZE ANTIFIRST AMENDMENT 
INSTITUTIONS AND THAT'S EXACTLY 
WHAT THEY ARE, ANTI FIRST 
AMENDMENT, UNIVERSITIES THAT 
WANT TAXPAYER DOLLARS SHOULD 
PROMOTE FREE SPEECH, NOT 
SILENCE FREE SPEECH. [ APPLAUSE 
] 
>> TODAY'S GROUND BREAKING 
ACTION IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES 
OF STEPS WE WILL TAKE TO DEFEND 
STUDENTS' RIGHTS. 
WE ARE PROUDLY JOINED BY 
SEVERAL YOUNG AMERICANS WHO CAN 
SPEAK DIRECTLY ABOUT 
IDEOLOGICAL INTOLERANCE ON 
CAMPUS. 
HERE WITH US IS ELLEN WHITMAN, 
A JUNIOR AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY IN 
OHIO, A GREAT SCHOOL. 
ELLEN IS THE PRESIDENT OF 
STUDENTS FOR LIFE. 
IN 2017 ELLEN PLANNED AN ANNUAL 
EVENT TO DISPLACE WOODEN 
CROSSES REPRESENTING THE LIVES 
OF THE  UNBORN. 
SCHOOL OFFICIALS INFORMED ELLEN 
SHE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POST 
SIGNS ALL OVER CAMPUS PROVIDING 
A TRIGGER WARNING TO OTHER 
STUDENTS REGARDING HER DISPLAY. 
ELLEN, PLEASE COME UP, SAY A 
FEW WORDS, TELL US YOUR STORY, 
PLEASE. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> WELL, THANK YOU,  MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
THIS IS A TRULY HISTORIC DAY IN 
OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, AND I AM 
SO GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A 
PRESIDENT WHO RECOGNIZES THAT 
THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS UNDER 
ATTACK ON OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 
MY STORY IS SO IMPORTANT 
BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN LIVES SAVED 
THROUGH MY STUDENTS FOR LIFE 
EFFORTS ON CAMPUS. 
BUT I NEVER IMAGINED THE 
HOSTILITY I WOULD FACE WHEN 
TRYING TO EXPRESS MY BELIEFS. 
IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT IT'S 
GOTTEN TO THIS POINT. 
UNIVERSITIES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 
MARKETPLACES OF IDEAS. 
THEY SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING FREE 
SPEECH, NOT SHUTTING IT DOWN. 
SPEECH IS NOT FREE WHEN 
UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS PUT 
CONDITIONS ON STUDENTS' SPEECH. 
THE ONLY PERMIT WE NEED TO 
SPEAK ON CAMPUS IS THE FIRST  
AMENDMENT. 
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> WE WILL WATCH. 
WE WILL BE WITNESSING TODAY 
SOME GREAT FUTURE POLITICAL 
LEADERS.  
THERE'S PLENTY OF THEM IN THE 
ROOM. 
NOT JUST UP HERE, RIGHT? 
OUT THERE TOO. 
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. 
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY CAITLIN 
MULLEN, A STUDENT AT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA IN 
LINCOLN. 
WHILE SIMPLY STANDING AT A 
TABLE TO REPRESENT A 
CONSERVATIVE GROUP ON CAMPUS 
TURNING POINT U.S.A. 
WHICH DOES SUCH INCREDIBLE 
WORK, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, 
CHARLIE -- IT'S TRUE. 
COME ON. 
WE CAN GIVE HIM A HAND. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU. 
CAITLIN WAS APPROACHED BY STAFF 
AND A GRADUATE INSTRUCTOR AND 
WAS BERATED AND CURSED AT. 
SCHOOL OFFICIALS TRIED TO BULLY 
CAITLIN INTO LEAVING BUT SHE 
BRAVELY STOOD HER GROUND. 
CAITLIN, PLEASE COME UP AND SAY 
A FEW WORDS. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS COMMON 
ON UNIVERSITIES TODAY AND 
STUDENTS ARE GETTING SHUT DOWN 
AND SILENCED ON CAMPUS. 
ON I AM REALLY THANKFUL THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ADDRESSING 
THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS THE 
FUTURE OF AMERICA, IT'S 
IMPORTANT THAT OUR UNIVERSITIES 
ARE A PLACE WHERE WE CAN SPEAK 
úFREELY AND HAVE HEALTHY, 
RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE ON CAMPUS. 
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, FOR DOING THIS. 
NO OTHER STUDENT SHOULD HAVE TO 
GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH 
ON CAMPUS. 
SO THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> THANK YOU, CAITLIN. 
BEAUTIFUL. 
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT, YOU  
KNOW, WE HAVE, IN MY OPINION, 
WE HAVE MORE THAN THEY HAVE. 
PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT. 
YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 
I JUST CAME BACK FROM OHIO. 
THE STREETS WERE LINED WITH 
PEOPLE. 
I CAME BACK RECENTLY FROM 
ALABAMA WHERE THEY HAD THAT 
HORRIBLE TORNADO. 
IT WAS TERRIBLE. 
BUT THE PEOPLE WERE LINED AS 
FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE, LINED 
UP WITH PEOPLE. 
AND WE HERE -- THIS IS THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
I'M THE PRESIDENT. 
WE ARE TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY 
W CAN BRING EVERYBODY 
TOGETHER. 
THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO  
DO. 
THEY CAN HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS 
AND THEY DO HAVE DIFFERENT  
VIEWS, WE ENCOURAGE THAT, BUT 
THEY HAVE TO LET YOU SPEAK. 
THEY HAVE TO LET YOU SPEAK. 
ALSO HERE WITH US TODAY IS 
PAULEY OLSON, A STUDENT AT 
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL 
COLLEGE. 
LAST YEAR PAULEY WAS HANDING 
OUT HOMEMADE VALENTINE'S DAY 
CARDS WITH MESSAGES SUCH AS YOU 
ARE SPECIAL AND JESUS LOVES 
YOU. 
COLLEGE OFFICIALS STOPPED HER 
AND TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD BE 
RESTRICTED TO SO-CALLED FREE 
SPEECH ZONE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE 
MIGHT FIND HER CARDS OFFENSIVE. 
I DON'T. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> I LOVE THAT CARD. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> IN FACT, PAULEY, GIVE ME  
SOME. 
I WILL SEND THEM AROUND TO MY 
FRIENDS. 
PAULEY, PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS, 
PAULEY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> SO FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS NEAR 
AND DEAR TO MY HEART. 
MY MOTHER TOLD ME WHILE SHE WAS 
HOME SCHOOLING ME THAT I WOULD 
NEED TO KNOW WHAT MY FIRST 
AMENDMENT RIGHTS WERE BECAUSE 
SOME DAY THEY WOULD BE VIOLATED 
AND I WOULD HAVE TO STAND UP 
FOR THEM. 
SO I AM CARRYING ON HER LEGACY 
OF HANDING OUT THESE LITTLE 
VALENTINE'S ENCOURAGING PEOPLE 
TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOVED AND 
CARED FOR AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES 
OF SETTING FOOT ON CAMPUS THIS 
YEAR, I WAS TOLD I WAS 
SOLICITING AND DISRUPTING THE 
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND THAT 
IT WOULD NOT BE TOLERATED AND 
THAT I WOULD HAVE TO STOP 
HANDING OUT MYVALENTINE'S. 
AND I CONTACTED SOME FRIENDS OF 
MINE AND THEY SENT ME TO WILL 
TO HAVE LEGAL COUNSEL BECAUSE 
THIS WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THE 
SCHOOL HAD DONE IT TO ME. 
THEY HAD STOPPED ME A YEAR -- 
WELL, A FEW MONTHS AFTER MY MOM 
DIED AND TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT 
ALLOWED TO DO IT THEN. 
SO I WENT THROUGH MONTHS OF 
TRYING TO GET THEM TO CHANGE 
THIS POLICY THAT THEY WERE 
ENFORCING, AND THEY TOLD ME 
THAT THEY WOULD DO IT. 
WELL, THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. 
SO NOW IT IS TIME TO TAKE 
ACTION AND MAKE THEM FOLLOW 
THROUGH WITH WHAT THEY WERE 
TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE GOING 
TO DO, TRYING TO SHUT ME UP. 
I AM JUST ONE OF MANY STUDENTS 
THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT 
UNIVESITIES AND SCHOOLS ARE 
TRYING TO SHUT DOWN, SWEEP IT 
UNDER THE RUG AND MAKE THEM BE 
QUIET, AND I TOLD THEM, I'M NOT 
GOING TO BE QUIET THIS TIME. 
I AM GOING TO TALK TO ANYONE 
AND EVERYONE I CAN ABOUT OUR 
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THIS 
COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THE 
CORE OF AMERICA'S FREEDOM AND 
WITHOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WE 
DON'T HAVE AMERICA ANYMORE AND 
SO I CHALLENE AMERICA TO LEARN 
TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS CHRIST 
DID ON THE CROSS FOR EACH ONE 
OF US, AND THAT SPEAK YOUR 
DIFFERENCES. 
IT'S OKAY. 
WE ARE IN A COUNTRY OF FREEDOM. 
AND REALLY THAT'S WHAT'S 
IMPORTANT IS TO EMBRACE THE 
DIVERSITY THAT WE HAVE HERE 
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MADE 
AMERICA GREAT IN THE FIRST 
PLACE AND WE NEED TO CARRY ON 
THAT LEGACY OF PROTECTING OUR 
FREEDOM OF SPEECH ON CAMPUSES 
AND IN OUR WORKPLACES. 
PEOPLE AT WORK SHOULD NOT BE 
AFRAID TO EXPRESS THEIR 
BELIEFS. 
IT'S OUR RIGHT, IT'S OUR 
FREEDOM.
THANK YOU. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 
COURAGE TODAY. 
WE ARE DELIVERING A CLEAR 
MESSAGE TO THE PROFESSORS AND 
POWER STRUCTURES TRYING TO 
SUPPRESS, DISSENT AND KEEP 
YOUNG AMERICANS, AND ALL 
AMERICANS, NOT JUST YOUNG 
AMERICANS LIKE ELLEN AND 
CAITLIN AND PAULLY FROM 
CHALLENGING RIGID FAR LEFT 
IDEOLOGY, PEOPLE WHO ARE 
CONFIDENT IN THEIR BELIEFS DO 
NOT CENSOR OTHERS. 
WE DON'T WANT TO CENSOR OTHERS. 
THEY WELCOME FREE FARE AND OPEN 
DEBATE AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE 
DEMANDING. 
UNDER THE POLICY I AM 
ANNOUNCING TODAY FEDERAL 
AGENCIES WILL USE THEIR 
AUTHORITY UNDER VARIOUS GRANT 
MAKING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT 
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES  PROTECT, 
CHERISH, PROTECT THE FIRST 
AMENDMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT 
RIGHTS OF THEIR STUDENTS OR 
RISK LOSING BILLIONS AND 
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FEDERAL 
TAXPAYER DOLLARS. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> EVERY YEAR THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS WITH MORE THAN $35 
BILLION IN RESEARCH FUNDING, 
ALL OF THAT MONEY IS NOW AT 
STAKE. 
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. 
THEY ARE GOING TO NOT HAVE TO 
LIKE YOUR VIEWS A LOT, RIGHT? 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> WE WILL NOT STAND IDLY BY 
AND ALLOW PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 
TO ALLOW -- IF A COLLEGE OR 
UNIVERSITY DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO 
SPEAK, WE WILL NOT GIVE THEM 
MONEY. 
IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> AT THE SAME TIME PRIVATE 
UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE HELD TO 
THEIR OWN POLICIES ON FREE 
SPEECH. 
SO FROM NOW ON FEDERAL AGENCIES 
WILL ALSO USE THEIR GRANT 
MAKING AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE 
TRANSPARENCY FOR STUDENTS AT 
PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 
THESE COLLEGES SHOULD NOT BE 
ABLE TO PROMISE FREE SPEECH IN 
THEORY AND THEN IMPOSE 
RESTRICTIVE SPEECH CODES IN 
PRACTICE, WHICH IS WHAT MANY OF 
THEM DO. 
TODAY'S ACTION IS JUST THE 
BEGINNING OF OUR EFFORTS TO 
PROTECT FREE SPEECH AND ADVANCE 
OUR STUDENTS' RIGHTS AGENDA. 
WHAT I HAVE BEEN WITNESSING 
OVER THE LAST LONG PERIOD OF 
TIME, LONG BEFORE I BECAME 
PRESIDENT, WHAT I HAVE BEEN 
WITNESSING IS OUTRAGEOUS. 
THIS ORDER WILL ALSO EMPOWER 
STUDENTS WITH VITAL INFORMATION 
ABOUT THE VALUE OF GOING TO WOR 
BECAUSE IT'S OUTRAGEOUS WHAT'S 
HAPPENING. 
YOU'RE NOT GIVEN THAT FAIR 
START. 
YOU'RE TOO FAR DOWN. 
GOING TO START WITH 43 MILLION 
PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE 
CURRENTLY WORKING TO PAY OFF 
STUDENT LOANS AND WE'LL BE 
TALKING ABOUT THAT VERY SOON. 
WE'LL WORK ON THAT SOON. 
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD WITH 
LOANS. 
I LOVE LOANS. 
I LOVE OTHER PEOPLES MONEY. 
WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON IT. 
MADE A LOT OF MONEY WITH THOSE 
LOANS. 
YOU CAN DO SOMETHING THAT'S 
GOING TO BE FAIR AND GOOD BUT 
WE'LL WORK WITH YOU VERY 
CLOSELY. 
THE ARCH STUDENT LOAN BORROWER 
OWES ROUGHLY $35,000. 
THAT'S A LOT. 
AND IN CASES MUCH MORE THAN 
THAT. 
I'VE SEEN NUMBERS THAT GO OVER 
$200,000. 
YOU'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL 
BEFORE YOU START. 
AND YET TYPICALLY STUDENTS WHO 
TAKE LOANS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS 
TO CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT 
WHAT CAREER OUTCOMES THEY CAN 
EXPECT FROM THEIR PROGRAMS, 
MAJORS OR FIELDS OF STUDY. 
THEY BORROW MORE MONEY THAN 
THEY CAN EVER EXPECT TO PAY OFF 
OR PAY BACK. 
MANY MIDDLE CLASS AMERICAN 
FAMILIES ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF 
WHILE TAX EXEMPT COLLEGES AND 
LARGE INSTITUTIONS, FRANKLY, 
THEY TAKE THESE TREMENDOUS 
ENDOWMENTS. 
THEY'RE MAKING A FORTUNE. 
FOR THAT REASON I'M DIRECTING 
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND 
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
TO PUBLISH DETAILED INFORMATION 
ON FUTURE EARNINGS AND LOAN 
REPAYMENT RATES FOR EVERY MAJOR 
AND EVERY PROGRAM AT EVERY 
SINGLE SCHOOL. 
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 
TODAY'S ORDER ALSO DIRECTS THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO 
PROPOSE A PLAN THAT WILL 
REQUIRE COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES TO HAVE SKIN IN 
THE GAME BY SHARING A PORTION 
OF THE FINANCIAL RISK OF THE 
STUDENT LOAN DEBT. 
I BELIEVE THAT COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES THEIR COSTS HAVE 
GONE UP MORE THAN ANYTHING I 
CAN THINK OF. 
I'VE WATCHED THIS. 
YOU WATCH COMPANIES AND THEY'LL 
KEEP IT THE SAME FOR YEARS AND 
YEARS AND YOU WATCH THESE 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS WHERE IT 
JUST GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE 
ROOF. 
THE REASON, THERE'S NO 
INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO WATCH 
COSTS. 
YOU SEE PEOPLE AT THE HEADS OF 
THE INSTITUTIONS BEING PAID A 
FORTUNE. 
THEY DON'T CARE BECAUSE THE 
GOVERNMENT LOANS THE STUDENT 
THE MONEY, THEY PAY THE MONEY 
TO THE COLLEGE AND THE STUDENT 
GRADUATES. 
MAY BE A VERY GOOD COLLEGE OR 
UNIVERSITY BUT THEY GRADUATE 
AND THEY'RE STUCK WITH $200,000 
IN LOANS THAT THEY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO PAY OFF FOR A LONG 
TIME. 
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM 
HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO KEEP THEIR 
COSTS DOWN. 
RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE NO 
INCENTIVE WHATSOEVER. 
I WATCHED THIS OVER A PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
I FIGURED IT OUT VERY, VERY 
QUICKLY. 
I'M GOOD AT THAT STUFF. 
I JUST SEE THEIR NUMBERS GO UP 
SO RAPIDLY BECAUSE THEY JUST 
DON'T HAVE THE BURDEN ON THEM 
AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT BURDEN 
ON THE INSTITUTIONS. 
WE WANT THEM TO GET THE BEST 
PEACHES AND THE PROFESSORS AND 
ADMINISTRATORS AND THE HEADS. 
THE NUMBERS ARE OUT OF REALITY 
AND CERTAINLY THEY MAKE IT OUT 
OF REALITY FOR STUDENTS WHEN 
YOU HAVE TO PAY BACK THOSE 
LOANS SOME DAY. 
WITH TODAY'S ACTION AND EVERY 
ACTION TO COME THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION WILL FIGHT FOR 
AMERICA'S STUDENTS. 
WE'RE FIGHTING VERY HARD. 
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID. 
WE'LL GIVE THE STUDENT LOANS 
WHERE YOU HAVE WAY, WAY OVER A 
TRILLION DOLLARS IN STUDENT 
LOANS. 
WE'LL START LOOKING AT THAT 
VERY SERIOUSLY AND HELP SOME OF 
THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE JUST 
MIRED IN DEBT. 
WE KNOW THAT FREEDOM MUST 
PREVAIL ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. 
FREEDOM IS TO PROSPER IN 
AMERICA. 
IT'S SO IMPORTANT. 
WE BELIEVE THAT GREATNESS MUST 
BE PRACTICED IN OUR HALLS OF 
LEARNING IF GREATNESS IS TO 
THRIVE IN OUR HALLS OF 
GOVERNMENT AND OUR CORRIDORS OF 
COMMERCE. 
YOU'LL HAVE GREAT LIVES BUT I 
WANT YOU TO GET OFF TO A GREAT 
START, NOT A START WHERE YOU'RE 
BEHIND A BARRICADE THAT JUST 
DOESN'T LET YOU SUCCEED. 
WE'LL MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR 
YOU. 
WE'VE WORKED HARD ALREADY. 
WE'RE HAVING SOME MEETINGS. 
WE'RE HAVING MAJOR DISCUSSIONS 
WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND 
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THEM 
SHOULDER SOME OF THE 
RESPONSIBILITY AND SOME OF THE 
MONEY THAT'S NECESSARY FOR YOU 
TO USE IN ORDER TO GET YOUR 
EDUCATION. 
TO EVERY STUDENT AND YOUNG 
AMERICAN HERE TODAY. 
DON'T LET ANYONE STOP YOU FROM 
DOING WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT. 
FROM ASKING QUESTIONS. 
FROM CHALLENGING THE POWERFUL 
OR FROM SPEAKING YOUR MIND. 
THAT'S THE PRIMARY REASON WE'RE 
HERE. 
YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK YOUR 
MIND. 
NEVER EVER QUIT. 
NEVER GIVE IN. 
NEVER BACK DOWN. 
KEEP STANDING UP FOR YOUR 
VALUES. 
FOR YOUR CLASSMATES AND FOR 
YOUR COUNTRY. 
YOU CAN BE CERTAIN THAT EVERY 
DAY OF MY PRESIDENCY WE WILL 
ALWAYS SUPPORT YOUR RIGHTS AND 
YOUR FREEDOMS AND YOUR FUTURE. 
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. 
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS FOR TOO 
LONG. 
WATCHING THINGS THAT ARE 
UNWATCHABLE. 
I DON'T LIKE IT. 
WE'LL DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 
WE LIKE TO ACT AS OPPOSED TO 
JUST WATCHING AND SAYING OH 
ISN'T THAT A SHAME. 
WE DON'T SAY THAT. 
WE DON'T SAY THAT. I 
WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY, 
EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. 
JUST A TREMENDOUS FUTURE AHEAD 
OF YOU. 
THIS WILL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER. 
YOU GET THAT POINT OF VIEW 
ACROSS. 
LISTEN TO THE OTHER POINT OF 
VIEW. 
MAYBE YOU CAN BE CHANGED AND 
MAYBE NOT. 
I DOUBT IT. 
BUT MAYBE. 
YOU NEVER KNOW. 
IF YOU CAN, THAT'S OKAY. 
YOU'LL CHANGE THEM TOO. 
YOU'LL CHANGE THEM TOO. 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
I'LL SIGN RIGHT NOW. 
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNING AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CAMPUS FREE 
SPEEC. 
THOSE STUDENT ACTIVISTS HAVE 
SAID THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT 
IT'S BEEN SILENCED ON CAMPUS. 
IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THIS WILL BE 
ENFORCED IN COLLEGES AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
WE'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK. 
STICK WITH US. 
