"I was starting to get bored.”ADThe university’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to accept his resignation as president and and his resignation from its board of directors, effective immediately. He called that story “90 percent false.”His wife, Becki Falwell, said in an interview that she did have an affair, describing it as embarrassing and humbling. His endorsement of President Trump in 2016 made national headlines because he was one of the first major evangelical leaders to favor Trump ahead of the GOP primaries. Falwell said Monday night that his status was "still up in the air.”Even before the latest revelations, Falwell had generated considerable controversy. Falwell Jr. said he thinks his father would have been amazed at what his son has built up out of the university he founded.

Source: Washington Post August 25, 2020 16:52 UTC