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| Campaign live: Trump lords South Carolina win over rivals as Bush drops out of the race | Campaign live: Trump lords South Carolina win over rivals as Bush drops out of the race |
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| Ben Carson just told a gay voter that he is not “uncomfortable” with gay people. | |
| A voter told the candidate that he is religious person and also a “gay American”. The voter asked: “Why are you uncomfortable with me?” | |
| Carson responded: “I’m not uncomfortable.” | |
| The voter said he had read about Carson’s record on LGBT rights on the Human Rights Campaign’s website and that it seemed his views were anti-gay. | |
| Carson said: “What I have said is our constitution protects everybody regardless of their sexual orientation. It gives everyone equal rights, but it doesn’t give anyone extra rights.” | |
| The crowd in Reno applauded loudly. | |
| Carson added: “I don’t have any problem at all with people are are gay and live together.” | |
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| Ben Carson told his Nevada supporters that he has no intention of dropping out anytime soon: | |
| Right now, it is way too early in the game to give up. If you were supposed to select a nominee after just three contests, then why did w go through all of this? ... If you call the game after the first inning, you’re going to be wrong most of the time. | |
| Now that there’s only five candidates on the Republican side, I’m hopeful that now we can actually talk about the real solutions ... and not just make it into a personality contest, and if that’s the case, I think we’ll start making some real progress. | |
| During a question and answer session, one of his supporters in the back of the room offered his gratitude: “I want to thank you for staying the course on behalf of the United States.” | |
| In one sign that he is moving forward with his campaign – one day after he received 7.6% of the votes in South Carolina, placing him at the bottom of the group – Carson said: “Coming out tomorrow, on bencarson.com, will be a policy paper on how to manage the federal budget ... I may be strange, but I actually think the policies and solutions are every bit as important as stomping and shouting and hollering.” | |
| 11.35pm GMT | 11.35pm GMT |
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| At a casino in Reno, Ben Carson delivered a confusing speech in which he joked about all that he would accomplish as president: | At a casino in Reno, Ben Carson delivered a confusing speech in which he joked about all that he would accomplish as president: |
| I would have everybody hating on each other – Democrats, Republicans ... I’d have a war on women, race wars ... war on anything imaginable ... One thing I would do is create division ... I’d be giving people free telephones. You can go to college for free. I’d just have everybody just expecting all these gifts from the government. And then I would destroy the military... | I would have everybody hating on each other – Democrats, Republicans ... I’d have a war on women, race wars ... war on anything imaginable ... One thing I would do is create division ... I’d be giving people free telephones. You can go to college for free. I’d just have everybody just expecting all these gifts from the government. And then I would destroy the military... |
| That’s what I would do if I was in charge and I was trying to destroy America. Doesn’t that kind of clue you in in terms of the danger that we are in right now?” | That’s what I would do if I was in charge and I was trying to destroy America. Doesn’t that kind of clue you in in terms of the danger that we are in right now?” |
| 11.24pm GMT | 11.24pm GMT |
| 23:24 | 23:24 |
| Ben Carson stops in Reno | Ben Carson stops in Reno |
| Sam Levin | Sam Levin |
| Ben Carson is still running for president. Here’s proof: | Ben Carson is still running for president. Here’s proof: |
| He stopped in Reno, Nevada Sunday afternoon to speak to a crowd of roughly 200 people gathered in a relatively small conference room on the second floor of a casino resort. | He stopped in Reno, Nevada Sunday afternoon to speak to a crowd of roughly 200 people gathered in a relatively small conference room on the second floor of a casino resort. |
| The retired surgeon began his speech with remarks that briefly seemed to allude to the struggles of his campaign after securing few votes in the South Carolina primary on Saturday. | The retired surgeon began his speech with remarks that briefly seemed to allude to the struggles of his campaign after securing few votes in the South Carolina primary on Saturday. |
| Carson said he often asks himself: “Is it really worth everything you have [to run for president], to go through people attacking you?” | Carson said he often asks himself: “Is it really worth everything you have [to run for president], to go through people attacking you?” |
| “The answer is no,” he said, to laughs. After a pause, he clarified: “Not if you’re doing it for yourself. But if you’re doing it for others, the answer is a resounding yes.” | “The answer is no,” he said, to laughs. After a pause, he clarified: “Not if you’re doing it for yourself. But if you’re doing it for others, the answer is a resounding yes.” |
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| 10.57pm GMT | 10.57pm GMT |
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| Maria L La Ganga | Maria L La Ganga |
| Ted Cruz is set to arrive soon in Parhump, Nevada for one of his final rallies before the Tuesday caucus. The Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga caught Idaho state representative Raul Labrador rallying the troops before the candidate’s arrival. | Ted Cruz is set to arrive soon in Parhump, Nevada for one of his final rallies before the Tuesday caucus. The Guardian’s Maria L La Ganga caught Idaho state representative Raul Labrador rallying the troops before the candidate’s arrival. |
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| 10.53pm GMT | 10.53pm GMT |
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| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has filed this dispatch from North Charleston, South Carolina where she met Tiny Hillary: | The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has filed this dispatch from North Charleston, South Carolina where she met Tiny Hillary: |
| Tiny Hillary, whose real name is Sullivan, might be the former secretary of state’s most enthusiastic supporter under five. | Tiny Hillary, whose real name is Sullivan, might be the former secretary of state’s most enthusiastic supporter under five. |
| The four-year-old loves Hillary Clinton so much that she dressed as her for Halloween, wearing a tiny navy pantsuit with an American flag pin on the lapel and a string of pearls. She has seen Clinton speak on three occasions. When I ask if she’s met Hillary Clinton, Sullivan smiles sheepishly and nods. She holds up two fingers. “Twice,” she says with pride. Above her bed, she tells me, is a poster of the famous photo of Clinton wearing sunglasses on her blackberry. | The four-year-old loves Hillary Clinton so much that she dressed as her for Halloween, wearing a tiny navy pantsuit with an American flag pin on the lapel and a string of pearls. She has seen Clinton speak on three occasions. When I ask if she’s met Hillary Clinton, Sullivan smiles sheepishly and nods. She holds up two fingers. “Twice,” she says with pride. Above her bed, she tells me, is a poster of the famous photo of Clinton wearing sunglasses on her blackberry. |
| Sullivan’s mother, Jennifer Jones Wood, says Sullivan’s obsession with Clinton probably started with her teenage sister, whose a big supporter as well. But she believes her daughter is actually taking some of what the candidate is talking about. | Sullivan’s mother, Jennifer Jones Wood, says Sullivan’s obsession with Clinton probably started with her teenage sister, whose a big supporter as well. But she believes her daughter is actually taking some of what the candidate is talking about. |
| “She understands that Hillary is fighting for girls,” Jones Wood says. “She wants girls to make the same amount of money for the same jobs.” | “She understands that Hillary is fighting for girls,” Jones Wood says. “She wants girls to make the same amount of money for the same jobs.” |
| She says her daughter begs her to take her to Clinton events whenever the former First Lady is in town. “We go to these things and we think that she’s not paying attention but she’s hearing everything and then on the way home we talk about.” | She says her daughter begs her to take her to Clinton events whenever the former First Lady is in town. “We go to these things and we think that she’s not paying attention but she’s hearing everything and then on the way home we talk about.” |
| As proof, Jones Wood says she took Sullivan to a Donald Trump event. What did Sullivan think of The Donald? | As proof, Jones Wood says she took Sullivan to a Donald Trump event. What did Sullivan think of The Donald? |
| “He’s mean and he’s orange,” she recalls. | “He’s mean and he’s orange,” she recalls. |
| She’s also met Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders and even Martin O’Malley. But there’s no question who Sullivan would vote for if she only had 14 more years to her name. | She’s also met Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders and even Martin O’Malley. But there’s no question who Sullivan would vote for if she only had 14 more years to her name. |
| “Hillary!!” Sullivan exclaims as she pops an “H” stickers onto her shirt. | “Hillary!!” Sullivan exclaims as she pops an “H” stickers onto her shirt. |
| Who says Clinton has a problem with the youth vote? | Who says Clinton has a problem with the youth vote? |
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| 10.23pm GMT | 10.23pm GMT |
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| This is how Trump supporters in Georgia responded to the candidate’s mockery of the press, after he described the reporters as “terrible, terrible, terrible human beings”: | This is how Trump supporters in Georgia responded to the candidate’s mockery of the press, after he described the reporters as “terrible, terrible, terrible human beings”: |
| Trump trashes press. Crowd jeers. Guy by press 'pen' looks at us & screams "you're a bitch!" Other gentleman gives cameras the double bird. | Trump trashes press. Crowd jeers. Guy by press 'pen' looks at us & screams "you're a bitch!" Other gentleman gives cameras the double bird. |
| 10.17pm GMT | 10.17pm GMT |
| 22:17 | 22:17 |
| Donald Trump in Georgia is offering his analysis on the state of the Democratic race: “I think it’s going to be Hillary.” | Donald Trump in Georgia is offering his analysis on the state of the Democratic race: “I think it’s going to be Hillary.” |
| He said Bernie Sanders never should have given Clinton a break about her email controversy: “That was the end of his campaign right there. He gave it away.” | He said Bernie Sanders never should have given Clinton a break about her email controversy: “That was the end of his campaign right there. He gave it away.” |
| Trump said that Sanders’ rallies are the second-most energetic events in the race, behind his. “Bernie is second. But oh he’s fading. I have a feeling Bernie is going to start to fade. He had to win yesterday.” | Trump said that Sanders’ rallies are the second-most energetic events in the race, behind his. “Bernie is second. But oh he’s fading. I have a feeling Bernie is going to start to fade. He had to win yesterday.” |
| Referring to US secretary of state John Kerry, Trump added: “He may be running. I’d love to run against him.” | Referring to US secretary of state John Kerry, Trump added: “He may be running. I’d love to run against him.” |
| 10.10pm GMT | 10.10pm GMT |
| 22:10 | 22:10 |
| A protester has interrupted Donald Trump’s rally in Georgia. | A protester has interrupted Donald Trump’s rally in Georgia. |
| “You can get him out of here. Get him out, get him out!” Trump shouted to large cheers. “We’ve been doing this now for awhile. Thank you very much. Enjoy your stay. Look at those cameras, they turn like pretzels, they want to see it!” | “You can get him out of here. Get him out, get him out!” Trump shouted to large cheers. “We’ve been doing this now for awhile. Thank you very much. Enjoy your stay. Look at those cameras, they turn like pretzels, they want to see it!” |
| The first protester emerges at Trump's rally, and he is quickly engulfed by crowdmembers chanting "Trump." "Enjoy your stay," he says. | The first protester emerges at Trump's rally, and he is quickly engulfed by crowdmembers chanting "Trump." "Enjoy your stay," he says. |
| Protester @realDonaldTrump event. Escorted out, Trump tells cameras to show the audience not the protester #gapol | Protester @realDonaldTrump event. Escorted out, Trump tells cameras to show the audience not the protester #gapol |
| As the protester was escorted out, the crowd chanted “USA! USA! USA!” | As the protester was escorted out, the crowd chanted “USA! USA! USA!” |
| 10.05pm GMT | 10.05pm GMT |
| 22:05 | 22:05 |
| Bernie Sanders has again far outpaced the other presidential candidates in small-donor fundraising for January, according to new numbers: | Bernie Sanders has again far outpaced the other presidential candidates in small-donor fundraising for January, according to new numbers: |
| .@BernieSanders in January absolutely crushed every other presidential candidate (again) in small donor fundraising. pic.twitter.com/4mLtAOpCcM | .@BernieSanders in January absolutely crushed every other presidential candidate (again) in small donor fundraising. pic.twitter.com/4mLtAOpCcM |
| Small $ leaders for the campaign:1) @BernieSanders2) @RealBenCarson3) @tedcruz4) @HillaryClinton5) @marcorubio pic.twitter.com/DW4wU8xT9C | Small $ leaders for the campaign:1) @BernieSanders2) @RealBenCarson3) @tedcruz4) @HillaryClinton5) @marcorubio pic.twitter.com/DW4wU8xT9C |
| The Sanders campaign announced on Saturday, the day of the Nevada caucus, that it has to date received more than 4m contributions. Hillary Clinton now has more than 750,000 individual contributors, her campaign said this weekend. Donors who gave $200 or less contributed $4.2 million in January. | The Sanders campaign announced on Saturday, the day of the Nevada caucus, that it has to date received more than 4m contributions. Hillary Clinton now has more than 750,000 individual contributors, her campaign said this weekend. Donors who gave $200 or less contributed $4.2 million in January. |
| 9.54pm GMT | 9.54pm GMT |
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| After the lights briefly went off at Trump’s rally, he started a bizarre chant saying he preferred the lights off: “Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights! ... Get those lights off!” | After the lights briefly went off at Trump’s rally, he started a bizarre chant saying he preferred the lights off: “Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights! Turn off the lights! ... Get those lights off!” |
| Trump, after getting the lights off at his rally, says: “That’s the way we have to negotiate for the country.” Make America Go Dark Again. | Trump, after getting the lights off at his rally, says: “That’s the way we have to negotiate for the country.” Make America Go Dark Again. |
| Trump also went on a negative rant about the media, earning loud boos from the crowd. “I love tweeting. It’s like owning the New York Times without the losses,” Trump said. He also criticized the Wall Street Journal over a recent poll: | Trump also went on a negative rant about the media, earning loud boos from the crowd. “I love tweeting. It’s like owning the New York Times without the losses,” Trump said. He also criticized the Wall Street Journal over a recent poll: |
| The failing @WSJ Wall Street Journal should fire both its pollster and its Editorial Board. Seldom has a paper been so wrong.Totally biased! | The failing @WSJ Wall Street Journal should fire both its pollster and its Editorial Board. Seldom has a paper been so wrong.Totally biased! |
| “I guess that’s why papers don’t do too well nowadays,” he continued in his speech. | “I guess that’s why papers don’t do too well nowadays,” he continued in his speech. |
| Trump further complained about the fact that the media never shows footage of his large crowds: “I do hope we have a few protesters so the cameras will turn.” | Trump further complained about the fact that the media never shows footage of his large crowds: “I do hope we have a few protesters so the cameras will turn.” |
| Directing his attention at the media, he added: “They are the world’s most dishonest people. They are terrible, terrible human beings. They are. They are terrible, terrible, terrible human beings. Some are smiling. Others are repulsed by that fact. You are terrible.” | Directing his attention at the media, he added: “They are the world’s most dishonest people. They are terrible, terrible human beings. They are. They are terrible, terrible, terrible human beings. Some are smiling. Others are repulsed by that fact. You are terrible.” |
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| 9.47pm GMT | 9.47pm GMT |
| 21:47 | 21:47 |
| We won with everything – tall people, short people, fat people, skinny people. It was a great day. | We won with everything – tall people, short people, fat people, skinny people. It was a great day. |
| -Donald Trump is telling an energetic crowd in Georgia that he won every possible demographic in the South Carolina primary. | -Donald Trump is telling an energetic crowd in Georgia that he won every possible demographic in the South Carolina primary. |
| He continued: “We won with women - I love the women. We won with men, meh! I’d rather win with women, to be honest. We won with evangelicals. We won with the military ... We love our vets. We have illegal immigrants and they’re treated much better than our vets in some cases.” | He continued: “We won with women - I love the women. We won with men, meh! I’d rather win with women, to be honest. We won with evangelicals. We won with the military ... We love our vets. We have illegal immigrants and they’re treated much better than our vets in some cases.” |
| Trump takes the stage here in Atlanta. Crowd shot: pic.twitter.com/UE1yoVZg4K | Trump takes the stage here in Atlanta. Crowd shot: pic.twitter.com/UE1yoVZg4K |
| 9.41pm GMT | 9.41pm GMT |
| 21:41 | 21:41 |
| Donald Trump rallies in Georgia | Donald Trump rallies in Georgia |
| A very confident Donald Trump, on the heels of a big win in the South Carolina primary, has taken the stage in Atlanta, Georgia. He keeps repeating the word “winning”: | A very confident Donald Trump, on the heels of a big win in the South Carolina primary, has taken the stage in Atlanta, Georgia. He keeps repeating the word “winning”: |
| They’re saying they’ve never seen anything like this before. We’re going to win. We’re going to win. We’re going to win ... You’re going to get so tired of winning. You’re going to say, ‘please please Mr. President, we can’t stand it anymore!’ ... I don’t care, I’m going to keep winning ... The victory last night was very, very decisive. | They’re saying they’ve never seen anything like this before. We’re going to win. We’re going to win. We’re going to win ... You’re going to get so tired of winning. You’re going to say, ‘please please Mr. President, we can’t stand it anymore!’ ... I don’t care, I’m going to keep winning ... The victory last night was very, very decisive. |
| The morning after SC - waiting for Trump in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/hkEKuQxGW9 | The morning after SC - waiting for Trump in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/hkEKuQxGW9 |
| Sign at Trump world here in Atlanta, first post-SC rally. pic.twitter.com/vrPo0Aafhx | Sign at Trump world here in Atlanta, first post-SC rally. pic.twitter.com/vrPo0Aafhx |
| A HUGE room for today's Trump rally in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/yujtbuBmIE | A HUGE room for today's Trump rally in Atlanta pic.twitter.com/yujtbuBmIE |
| 9.07pm GMT | 9.07pm GMT |
| 21:07 | 21:07 |
| How did the Bush political dynasty come to an end? The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui and Adam Gabbatt, reporting from South Carolina, have published a deep dive into the “horror show campaign” of Jeb Bush and how the candidacies of Donald Trump and Marco Rubio led to his downfall: | How did the Bush political dynasty come to an end? The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui and Adam Gabbatt, reporting from South Carolina, have published a deep dive into the “horror show campaign” of Jeb Bush and how the candidacies of Donald Trump and Marco Rubio led to his downfall: |
| Bush suspended his presidential campaign in the state he had hoped would resurrect his fortunes. On Saturday, voters in South Carolina instead overwhelmingly chose Donald Trump, the businessman who a week before had blamed George W Bush for the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, and accused the former president of lying about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. | Bush suspended his presidential campaign in the state he had hoped would resurrect his fortunes. On Saturday, voters in South Carolina instead overwhelmingly chose Donald Trump, the businessman who a week before had blamed George W Bush for the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, and accused the former president of lying about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. |
| There, in microcosm, lay the problem that plagued Bush from the off: a surname that earned a record $100m war chest before he had even declared his candidacy, and yet became one of his many disqualifications in the eyes of a primary electorate shaped less by conventional wisdom than anti-establishment fervor. | There, in microcosm, lay the problem that plagued Bush from the off: a surname that earned a record $100m war chest before he had even declared his candidacy, and yet became one of his many disqualifications in the eyes of a primary electorate shaped less by conventional wisdom than anti-establishment fervor. |
| Read the whole analysis here: | Read the whole analysis here: |
| Related: Fall of the house of Bush: how Rubio and Trump ushered Jeb into the wilderness | Related: Fall of the house of Bush: how Rubio and Trump ushered Jeb into the wilderness |
| 8.57pm GMT | 8.57pm GMT |
| 20:57 | 20:57 |
| John Kasich, the only governor left in the presidential race, spent part of his Sunday signing legislation that diverts funding away from Planned Parenthood in Ohio. | John Kasich, the only governor left in the presidential race, spent part of his Sunday signing legislation that diverts funding away from Planned Parenthood in Ohio. |
| The bill targets roughly $1.3m in health department funds that Planned Parenthood uses for HIV testing initiatives, breast and cervical cancer screenings and violence against women prevention efforts, according to the AP. | The bill targets roughly $1.3m in health department funds that Planned Parenthood uses for HIV testing initiatives, breast and cervical cancer screenings and violence against women prevention efforts, according to the AP. |
| The legislation blocks funds from going to entities that “perform or promote” abortions. Kasich has sometimes earned the “moderate” label in the context of the presidential race, but Democrats in Ohio say he is much more of a staunch conservative. He has repeatedly championed abortion restrictions in his state. | The legislation blocks funds from going to entities that “perform or promote” abortions. Kasich has sometimes earned the “moderate” label in the context of the presidential race, but Democrats in Ohio say he is much more of a staunch conservative. He has repeatedly championed abortion restrictions in his state. |
| 7.57pm GMT | 7.57pm GMT |
| 19:57 | 19:57 |
| Marco Rubio in Tennessee | Marco Rubio in Tennessee |
| Marco Rubio just took the stage in Franklin, Tennessee. | Marco Rubio just took the stage in Franklin, Tennessee. |
| 30 minutes before Rubio rally in Tennessee and already our biggest crowd of the campaign! #Marcomentum pic.twitter.com/hJDfIECldM | 30 minutes before Rubio rally in Tennessee and already our biggest crowd of the campaign! #Marcomentum pic.twitter.com/hJDfIECldM |
| His speech was focused on his faith and family, with the senator presenting himself as the best candidate to unite the Republican party and beat the Democrats. | His speech was focused on his faith and family, with the senator presenting himself as the best candidate to unite the Republican party and beat the Democrats. |
| “If we stay on the road we are on right now ... the American dream will die,” he said. “We will still be a rich country ... but we will lose the American dream ... America is still a great people, we just have a bad president.” He continued: | “If we stay on the road we are on right now ... the American dream will die,” he said. “We will still be a rich country ... but we will lose the American dream ... America is still a great people, we just have a bad president.” He continued: |
| If you vote for me, I will unite this party. If you vote for me, I will grow this party ... the Democrats do not want to run against me, but I cannot wait to run against them ... If you elect me, I will be a president for all Americans – even the Americans that don’t agree with me ... even the Americans that say nasty things about me on Twitter. I will cut their taxes, too. | If you vote for me, I will unite this party. If you vote for me, I will grow this party ... the Democrats do not want to run against me, but I cannot wait to run against them ... If you elect me, I will be a president for all Americans – even the Americans that don’t agree with me ... even the Americans that say nasty things about me on Twitter. I will cut their taxes, too. |
| Rubio in Tenn.: "America is the descendants of slaves who overcame that horrifying institution to claim their stake to the American dream." | Rubio in Tenn.: "America is the descendants of slaves who overcame that horrifying institution to claim their stake to the American dream." |
| Marco!! Rubio!! #TeamMarco pic.twitter.com/NdvU4IzuNr | Marco!! Rubio!! #TeamMarco pic.twitter.com/NdvU4IzuNr |
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| at 8.32pm GMT | at 8.32pm GMT |
| 7.34pm GMT | 7.34pm GMT |
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| Glenn Beck is fasting for Ted Cruz. The conservative talk show host, who is rallying with Cruz in Henderson, Nevada Sunday night, has posted on his Facebook page: | Glenn Beck is fasting for Ted Cruz. The conservative talk show host, who is rallying with Cruz in Henderson, Nevada Sunday night, has posted on his Facebook page: |
| I would like to ask you to join me and my family Monday in a fast for Ted Cruz, our country and the Nevada caucus. | I would like to ask you to join me and my family Monday in a fast for Ted Cruz, our country and the Nevada caucus. |
| Beck later expressed outrage that the internet was apparently mocking him for his Cruz fast. He wrote: “Since when has a fast and prayer been crazy? ... Have we really become a nation that mocks those who pray and fast? The sad answer is yes.” | Beck later expressed outrage that the internet was apparently mocking him for his Cruz fast. He wrote: “Since when has a fast and prayer been crazy? ... Have we really become a nation that mocks those who pray and fast? The sad answer is yes.” |
| In a second post, he added: “I am not running from this. I own my comments and actions and encourage others to do the same. Prayer, fasting and asking for a humbling of ourselves and nation. I pray and fast not for Ted Cruz to win, but for His will to be done and that our will and wants will align with His.” | In a second post, he added: “I am not running from this. I own my comments and actions and encourage others to do the same. Prayer, fasting and asking for a humbling of ourselves and nation. I pray and fast not for Ted Cruz to win, but for His will to be done and that our will and wants will align with His.” |
| Beck’s fast comes days after he made comments suggesting that God took Justice Antonin Scalia’s life in order to encourage voters to support Cruz. | Beck’s fast comes days after he made comments suggesting that God took Justice Antonin Scalia’s life in order to encourage voters to support Cruz. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.35pm GMT | at 7.35pm GMT |