Donald Trump Gets High Marks From Evangelicals, If Not on Theology
As one Liberty student puts it, Trump isn't “the most religious guy.” But praise from the school's leader could help him in Iowa and Virginia.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at Liberty University on Jan. 18, 2016, in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won glowing praise from a Christian evangelical leader in one of the nation's biggest battleground states on Monday.
Jerry Falwell Jr., head of the Virginia-based Liberty University, didn't formally endorse the billionaire, who spoke at the school's convocation, but his remarks went further than for any other candidate to speak there during this race.