Headline Roundup • August 20th, 2017
Jerry Falwell Jr. Faces Backlash
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Jerry Falwell Jr. is facing backlash for defending Trump's remarks on Charlottesville, stating that Trump has "inside information" that the rest of the country doesn't know. Several graduates of Liberty University are returning their diplomas to the school in protest of Falwell Jr., who serves as president of the Christian college.
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