Glenn Beck on Monday denied having claimed earlier this year that Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had been divinely “anointed” to win the presidential election.
“I never said ‘he was anointed by God to be president of the United States.’ I do believe that people are called, all of us are. You are called for your job. I am called for my job,” Beck told Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Last March, Beck had said he had “prayed about this man [Cruz]” and believed “Ted Cruz actually was anointed for this time.”
In the debut episode of his primetime show, Carlson asked if Beck’s faith as a Mormon had been damaged as a result of his conviction not coming to fruition. Beck said it did not shake his faith, reiterating that just because he believes Cruz was anointed and called to run, it did not mean he would win.
“I can’t speak for God. I don’t know. Here’s the message that I would get – that we are living in critical times, no different than we were living eight years ago, 12 years ago. Things are very tough. We should humble ourselves, including me, and perhaps be a little more gentle with each other,” Beck said.
Beck made Cruz out to be the better, more moral option during last year’s primary races against President-elect Trump, but said he has stayed quiet in recent months to wait and see if Trump can prove himself as president.
“I have concerns about the way he ran his campaign, but now let’s see if the office changes him and he is the guy everybody who supports him says he is going to be. I hope he is,” Beck added.
Beck said he would endorse Cruz if he ran for the White House in the future despite the fallout.
