Earlier today, Donald Trump earned the endorsement of Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University and the son of the late Jerry Falwell:
Great honor- Rev. Jerry Falwell Jr. of Liberty University, one of the most respected religious leaders in our nation, has just endorsed me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2016
Trump picks up endorsement of evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. @CNNPolitics https://t.co/NEuGaiAYW9
— Mongo Slade Jr. (@MoonDunIt) January 26, 2016
But the New Republic ran a photo of the father instead:
Evangelical Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Donald Trump for president. https://t.co/arzWqY5xR0 pic.twitter.com/6p8xqXyjJ2
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) January 26, 2016
Whoops!
Pictured: Not Jerry Jr. https://t.co/aOVSegtkGX
— Sean Moore (@morelikeregular) January 26, 2016
Really? You can't get a picture of the guy giving the endorsement so use his dead father (who'd TOTALLY go Rubio)? https://t.co/INQaMCAmhE
— Gavin Fritton (@gavinesq) January 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/nicknamejed/status/692048758306000897
https://twitter.com/matthew_sitman/status/692037220748886016
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Exit question: Will the endorsement help?
Trump continues to cut deep into Cruz’s born-again Christian base. Last week Palin, and now Jerry Falwell Jr. https://t.co/KvPpIbPe5U
— Abby Huntsman (@HuntsmanAbby) January 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/AndrewKirell/status/692035426945732609
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/692039696592015361
https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/692033081511919616
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