Obama urges Americans to 'possibly sacrifice' in resisting Trump policies

During the speech, Obama called Trump's behavior "contrary to the basic compact we have as Americans" and called on students to do more in order to resist Trump's policies.

Obama also said law firms and universities need to take a more active role in resisting Trump, arguing there would be massive pushback if he tried to sanction law firms.

"It's unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me or a whole bunch of my predecessors," Obama said.

Obama said he is "deeply concerned with a federal government that threatens universities if they don't give up students who are exercising their right to free speech."