Donald Trump advice to Liberty University students: ‘Get even’ with foes

RICHMOND — It may not be what Jesus would do, but billionaire developer and reality TV star Donald Trump counseled students Monday at the Falwell family’s Liberty University not to turn the other cheek but to “get even” with adversaries.

In a speech where he also called President Barack Obama “a Teflon president” who seems to win favorable press coverage no matter the circumstance, Trump counseled Liberty students to “get even” with those who wrong them in business.

“I always say don’t let people take advantage — this goes for a country, too, by the way — don’t let people take advantage. Get even. And you know, if nothing else, others will see that and they’re going to say, ‘You know, I’m going to let Jim Smith or Sarah Malone, I’m going to let them alone because they’re tough customers,” said Trump, known for his brusque “you’re fired” line on NBC’s “The Apprentice” business reality series.

The comment was met with silence from more than 1,000 students, who are encouraged to live “a lifestyle of Biblical morality” and commonly carry the Bible among their books on Liberty’s campus. In Christ’s Sermon on the Mount recorded in chapters 5-7 of the Gospel of Matthew, he tells his followers to reject eye-for-an-eye justice and, if slapped, turn the other cheek rather than retaliate.In another awkward moment in the packed basketball arena on the Lynchburg campus, the thrice-wed Trump advised students to have prenuptial agreements, then recanted it in the same breath.