On January 26, 2016, Falwell akazivisa rutsigiro rwake Donald Trump nokuda Republican nomination muna 2016 musarudzo, zvichiita vamwe Liberty University alumni uye dzimwe evhangeri kutaura kunetseka kuti Falwell akanga "akatengesa mweya wake". Yakazoziviswa gare gare, mukukurukurirana kwakanyorwa muchivande nemuseki Tom Arnold kuti gweta raTrump uye "mutsivi" Michael Cohen, akabatsira Falwell kudzorera mapikicha anovhiringidza asati awana rutsigiro rwake. Musi waJuly 21, 2016, pagungano reRNC muCleveland, Ohio
, Falwell Jr. akadana Trump "America's blue collar billionaire" uye "mumwe wevanonyanya kufungidzira nguva yedu" mukutsigira kwake mumiriri waaifunga kuti angangodzivirira "kodzero yekutakura zvombo", "kumisa Iran... kubva pakuva simba renyukireya", uye "gadza vatongi vanochengetedza hupenyu kuDare Repamusorosoro".