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Subject: TrackerBASE Report: Donald Trump- ‘12 Liberty University Convocation- 2012-09-25-A 9/24/2012

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FROM: Colin J Smith; Jason Freeman

Location: Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Date: 09/25/12

RE: Donald Trump- ‘12 Liberty University Convocation- 2012-09-25-A
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Event Details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvl2y34puhY

Attendees/Audience: Trump, Jerry Falwell Jr, Michele Bachmann, thousands of attendees

Press: N/A

Summary of Event: On September 24, 2012 at Convocation, North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, Donald Trump began his speech with the dire state of the nation's economy and its failed foreign relations and then engaged students for 30 minutes about the values that brought him to the pinnacle of real estate development and business success. Trump finished by addressing a few questions from students, which had been texted during the speech. Trump also spent time praising Liberty for its notoriety and honoring its founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr., whom he had met on several occasions and Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. Prior to his speech, Trump was awarded an honorary doctorate of business in recognition of his "unwavering and public commitment to our nation's founding principles of limited government, individual liberty, and the free enterprise system, and in further recognition of his iconic status as one of America's most successful visionaries and entrepreneurs."

Key Points: Clip A:

0:00 Falwell Jr introduces “one of the greatest visionaries of our time.” Trump has become synonymous with luxury and prestige. His father said everything Donald touches turns to gold. We’re going to be building new towers on campus, we need a Trump tower here. Trump single handedly forced Obama to release his birth certificate.

7:00 Trump receives honorary doctorate of business from Liberty University, then begins his speech. Jerry took my speech, don’t need it anyway. This is an amazing school, people are talking about what you’ve done so quickly all over the world. Your founder Jerry Falwell was a man with a big beautiful heart. Falwell Jr used to be in real estate, and everyone who’s worked with him thinks he’s smart and good so I’m glad he’s not in the business anymore. When I got the call from Liberty I said I was confirmed at First Presbyterians in Queens, I was a terrible brat, I used to love going to Sunday school. I loved doing it for years, it was a great place, I learned about god and that’s the most important forget business stuff.

10:50 When I was asked to speak, I didn’t know whether to talk success or politics. Let’s start by saying the country is in trouble. We have $17 trillion in debt, really we have 21% unemployment, not the numbers they use. The world is laughing at us, China is taking advantage of us. I sold a $53M apartment to a Chinese gentlemen, and I don’t blame the chinese because if you can get away with it get away with it, he asked how he gets away with it. Take the failed bid at the Chicago Olympics, the president goes on Air Force One to make the case for Chicago, this is amateur hour, he gets an audience and leaves. No president would have gone to Europe unless he had a wink and a nod, I thought, but we came in 4th place. We’re losing jobs and manufacturing. Apple makes their stuff in China, what are we gaining? Why can’t we make computers, cell phones, the iPhone here? We seem to have lost our edge, now we’re in a position that unless things change fast, we’re going to be in serious country that we might not come back. Go to OPEC countries, unbelievable, then come back to LAX or Kennedy airport it’s terrible. We’re spending money we don’t have to fight in Libya, they kill our ambassador, China gets their oil from Libya. The rebels were being routed by Gaddafi, but they convinced us to spend money on them. What president would do it unless we knew we would win?

15:45 If I were in this position, or someone with brainpower, some people disagree, I would have said we would help you for 50% of your oil. They would have said absolutely, the only reason I wouldn’t say 70% is because I’m nice. In Iraq, Iran to get to Syria flies over Iraq. Iraq has huge oil reserves, we spend trillions and we get nothing. Used to be to the victor go the spoils, now we get nothing. We decimate a country and what do we get? We have such great potential, we could have asked for money and oil in repayment for rebuilding their country, but we didn’t do it. An Iraqi says he wants the US to pay for damages to the country, and our politicians will probably do it. Michele Bachmann here is in a tough area, but she’s going to win. I’ve said that in terms of this country, we don’t need OPEC. We have so much oil, probably right under this school. We didn’t even know all this oil existed 4 years ago, we don’t need OPEC, we should have approved the Canadian pipeline, but we don’t need Canada, we don’t need anybody. I left NY and it’s being flooded with presidents and dictators and everybody. Our president isn’t meeting with one of these foreign leaders. They talk about how well Obama has done with foreign relations, but everything’s terrible.

20:00 He gets the greatest press of anybody I’ve ever seen. I heard someone say he’s an expert of foreign policy, they hate us in Egypt after Mubarak and we give them money. If this country doesn’t shape up quick, it’s going to be hard to recover. We have an election coming up, aside from the biggies like George Washington, this is going to be the most important election we’ve ever had. There has never been a more important election because we’re going in the wrong direction. I see how Liberty University is run, our country has the same potential if we ever did anything about it. If we took the trillions we spend on other countries energy and used it on ourselves we’d solve huge problems. Next we’re going to talk success, do you want to be successful? I love these guys, I was no different at their age. I wanted to get out of Brooklyn, I saw the big Manhattan skyscrapers and said that’s what I want to do. About 8 years ago I was approached to do NBC, and I had this great agent, NBC said I’m the only one they want and I said ok. Agent calls me and says he’s not going to let me do it, and I said (crowd member shouts “You’re fired”) I did fire him eventually but not right out of the gate like that, you’re brutal. He says there’s never been a primetime show about business like this one that’s been successful and 3% of shows actually make it in general. So I say that I have a problem because I shook the hands of NBC. We do the show, it starts at No 10 and fast becomes the No 1 show on TV.

25:00 I knew it was good because the chairman of NBC called me to wish me happy birthday, that tells me things are good. I get a call from the agent too saying congratulations and wanted to see me. He thought he was entitled to the commission. I asked how much and he said $2-3M and I told him he was fired and that was it. Remember this, I shook hands and I honor that, sometimes to be successful you have to follow your gut. Parents may say wrong but you have to do it. You have to love what you do. I’ve seen instances where people with less talent, you gotta love what you do because then you work harder and it’s not work. Wall St people aren’t good for fixing things, just moving paper. I like taking things and fixing and building. If you’re smart you can save a lot of money when you build. People who say renovation costs more money aren’t smart people. There’s something great about renovation. You have to love what you do and work hard and never quit. I’ve known really smart people who don’t who don’t have that gut feeling and never quit attitude, I’ve seen people fail because they couldn’t go the extra mile. Never ever quit. I don’t like to talk about the negative, but people need to know the facts. When people ask me about success, you have to be able to handle pressure. I have lots of friends and lots and lots of enemies, but it’s ok because they’re smart. People who can handle pressure can be entrepreneurs. I have friends who can be really smart but they can’t handle pressure, in which case they should work for someone else and do great, there’s nothing wrong with that.

30:00 Handling pressure is almost instinctive. People ask me how I handle it, I get criticized on my hair but it’s real and it’s mine. I had a great article written about me, but they said I have a terrible hairpiece so I can’t show it to anyone, and it’s not even true. You have to be able to handle pressure, you need to know if you can or can’t handle it. Someone told me I’m so handsome, they asked how I stay so handsome under pressure. You have to remember it doesn’t matter. Some people are so worried about it, they’ll never succeed that way. You need to be able to say nothing matters that much other than family faith and stuff. Always have passion for family for life for church for whatever it is, have the passion and love it. I usually charge millions for speeches but this guy got me for nothing, they won’t even pay for my plane. (audience member shouts something) I love you too, though that was a male member, but I love you too. I wanted to be here because I’ve heard so much about Liberty University as a proud Christian, and a real Christian. People are going to ask what I mean by that. I’ve heard so much about Liberty that this is my honor. I normally end by saying two things, but I’m not going to because you don’t need it, but here they are. One is in business get even. When someone hurts you, normally I’d be a little more coarse but not here. I did it in front of rough teamsters in Vegas. Don’t let people take advantage, get even, this is true of countries. People will see that and leave you alone, but I won’t say that to you because this is a different audience, you don’t want to get even do you? Yeah I think you do.

35:00 The other thing I tell people because in NY it’s a catastrophe, I say get a prenuptial agreement, but you don’t need to hear that because you don’t get divorced. Nobody gets divorced, so I won’t say get a prenup to anyone in this room. I just want to end, who else would say that but Trump. How do I get my point across without saying it? I just did it. To be a winner, and you’re all winners, you have to think like a winner. Let’s take some questions

Q: What was your first business venture

DT: My dad was big in real estate growing up so my first venture was in Wharton doing little deals around Philly where I’d buy little houses. I’d fix em up and have fun, but I loved doing real estate with my dad. He loved what he did, he was a happy guy

Q: What’s a word of advice for future businessman?

DT: Knowledge, if it’s one word. You get knowledge from experience, I do understand that there’s some luck out there, but also the harder you work the luckier you get. I can tell you so many times when it was hard but I didn’t quit. The word luck is interesting, if I didn’t work really hard I wouldn’t be here today. You have to work hard that’s how you get lucky

Q: Favorite moment on The Apprentice?

DT: I love Omarosa. We’re gearing up for Celebrity Apprentice and she’s coming back, we have 14 of the best from every season. My best day on the show was when I found out I was No 1. I’m a movie star, I’m a TV star, this wasn’t supposed to be on my agenda.

Q: Did you really punch your second grade music teacher?

DT: Oooh. I have no comment

39:45 Q: What courses of study do you recommend to find a job

DT: That’s the best question, I have so many young people who are looking for advice. I would say study something that helps out of college, I know people study things that won’t let them support a family, I want to tell them don’t do it, but you have to do what you love. If you want to teach do those courses, if you want to go into business take those classes. Always study not just because it’s of interest but realize you’ll graduate and you want it to be a base for a great life. College time is so precious, probably the most important time of your life, don’t waste time studying things that aren’t going to help you in life, if you have to do it you have to do it, but I would recommend something that will help in the future. You’re great people and I hope to be back soon.

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