Statement on Ralph Northam’s comments regarding infanticide
Jerry Falwell, Jr. President, Liberty University January 31, 2019 Governor Ralph Northam’s comments regarding infanticide on Wednesday are reprehensible. He has shown once again that he is not a Governor for all Virginians—not the pro-life and not the unborn. Such extremism has no place in Virginia or America, where each individual has the right to […]
My interview on Todd Starnes’ radio program, regarding Rachel Maddow’s comments about Liberty University and Kerri Kupec
On December 18, 2018, I went on Todd Starnes’ radio program to respond to the comments made by MSNBC personality Rachel Maddow against Liberty University and our Law School. Maddow’s smear came in the context of one of our excellent Law School graduates, Kerri Kupec, after the Justice Department named her the Director of its Office […]
President Trump frees Pastor Brunson from Turkey, proves liberal media wrong
The decision by Turkish officials to release American pastor Andrew Brunson, who met with President Trump at the White House on Saturday, was welcome news. It was a testament not only to the president’s strength but, more importantly, his strength of heart and character. A Turkish court freed Brunson Friday, after he had been held […]
My interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro, talking Kavanaugh and the state of American politics.
Manchin must put politics aside and vote yes on Kavanaugh
I met Joe Manchin in 2009 when the Liberty University football team played West Virginia University in Morgantown. It was a cordial meeting and a close game that WVU won. I told the then-Governor how my maternal grandfather grew up in a rural part of Lincoln County in the early 1900s. Today, I want Senator […]
The Falwell Family Story
Note: The following is an excerpt from my 2018 Commencement speech at Liberty University. My family has lived in Virginia since the 1600s and moved from Richmond and nearby Buckingham County in 1834 to purchase a large farm on the northeastern slopes of Liberty Mountain. Descendants still own the land and my father’s 84-year-old twin-brother Gene and […]
The roots of Donald Trump’s greatness
One hundred years ago today, Donald Trump’s grandfather Frederick died suddenly at the age of 49 — an early victim of what would later be known as the Spanish Flu. The morning before his death he woke up ready to continue his building of the American dream of happiness, family, and financial success. As Gwenda […]