This post has been updated.
During a discussion with Fox News’ Megyn Kelly about Donald Trump’s success in the Republican presidential primary, Glenn Beck said that he would not vote in the presidential election if Trump wins the Republican nomination.
“I know I won’t go to the polls. I won’t vote for Hillary Clinton and I won’t vote for Donald Trump. I just won’t. And I know a lot of people who feel that way,” Beck said on Fox News.
He then suggested that Trump might not be a better choice than Hillary Clinton.
“I know there’s a lot of people in the GOP who are like, ‘Look, he’s better than Hillary Clinton.’ Maybe, I don’t know,” Beck said.
Beck said that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) would be his top choice for president, and predicted that the nomination would come down to either Trump or Cruz.
Trump fired back at Beck on Wednesday night, saying that Beck, who left Fox News in 2011, got fired “like a dog.”
.@GlennBeck got fired like a dog by #Fox. The Blaze is failing and he wanted to have me on his show. I said no – because he is irrelevant.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 17, 2015
Watch the interview via Fox News. Beck begins discussing the possibility of the GOP nominating Trump near the 4:15 mark.
H/t Mediaite
And we’re all okay with that, Glennster. You and your ilk just stay home on Election Day. No votes for Trump or Hillary, no votes for down-ticket Repubs either. Win-win, in my book.
This is why mental illness can be such an emotional rollercoaster for the families. When he’s on his meds you hardly notice there’s a problem at all.
When you lose The Beck it’s time to…
Quit? No!
Reevaluate your positions? No!
Take the inflammatory rhetoric down a notch? No!
Grow an iconic mustache? Oh yeah baby!
It surprises me that Beck feels this way, but it’s not all that surprising in general. I’ve seen a not small number of Republicans in person, on social media, and on TV express pure disgust in regards to Trump. It’s either total revulsion to the man or adulation and very little in between. That’s why I think Trump’s general election ceiling is lower than the 45% just about any GOPer would receive.
And as far as I can tell many of his supporters acknowledge that he comes off as abrasive and extreme. If someone—most likely himself—can reveal that he’s also an empty suit who’s rich because he’s lucky and would be much richer if he were less of a clown-brained fuckup, he may find himself on a fast escalator to the basement. Hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?