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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. visited Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump was in the process of putting together his new administration, Falwell said.

Falwell said the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the U.S. Department of Education. He would not confirm or rule out whether he was being vetted as secretary of education but is confident after the meeting with the president-elect and “some of his top advisers” that he would work with the administration.

“I will definitely play a role, and we’re still discussing exactly what that role will be,” Falwell said, calling from The New York Athletic Club, where he was having dinner with friends. He said he left Trump Tower late this afternoon. “... Nothing’s been decided.”

Others meeting with Trump at his NYC skyscraper Thursday included Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Ron Dermer, Israel's ambassador to the United States, according to The Associated Press.