Glenn Beck Blasts #NeverTrump Convention Coup Plotters: ‘The Time to Defeat Trump Was in the Primary’

[Mechanicos]

Glenn Beck Blasts #NeverTrump Convention Coup Plotters: ‘The Time to Defeat Trump Was in the Primary’
by Rebecca Mansour

Glenn Beck, a fierce critic of the GOP’s presumptive nominee Donald Trump, denounced efforts by members of the #NeverTrump movement to steal the nomination from Trump at the Republican convention.

Linking on his Facebook page to an article titled “Cruz Staffers Plan Coup At Convention,” Beck, who endorsed Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the primary, wrote, “This won’t happen, nor should it. The time to defeat trump was in the primary.”

Beck’s entire post reads:

   

This won’t happen, nor should it. The time to defeat trump was in the primary.

    I have said since the beginning, if the GOP changes the rules to allow some trick, on ANY candidate it will lead to the end of the party and possibly to the kindling of a civil war, God Forbid.

    This will only cause chaos and more hatred.

    There are no good answers now for many Americans.

    Maybe 50% of Americans don’t want either, but the time to let your voice be heard was during the primary.

    How you vote is your business, but rigging the game after it has been played and someone has 1237 only leads to more trouble.

    I really don’t think I have to tell you how much I do not like it, but it doesn’t change the fact:

    Trump is the nominee.

Beck also addressed this issue on his radio show Friday morning, saying, “There’s a lot of talk about the GOP now dumping Donald Trump at the convention. I cannot believe this is true. I think this is wishful talking for people who don’t support Trump, but I don’t think it should be wishful talking and hoping because I think it leads to great trouble.”

The radio talker also reiterated his point that such actions would be “kindling a civil war.”

“I don’t think lighting the fires of a civil war is something that I rush to,” he said. “You have to remember, the Civil War ended in more deaths than all other American wars combined. That’s a stunning stat. And you look at what that did to this nation — we barely made it. And we made it because we had Abraham Lincoln at the helm. You want to start a war? With who? Who is in charge? Who is leading this?”

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[libertybele]

With all this talk and build-up of dumping Trump at the convention, it is going to be a major disappointment if they do nothing and on the other hand if they do manage to derail Trump there is going to be some major upheaval; unless Trump addresses his supporters at the last minute and states that he's dropping out. 

[Fantom]

Hmmnnn.. I thought Beck was like casting Holy Water on a vampire  to a trumpansie.

[Norm Lenhart]

Hmmnnn.. I thought Beck was like casting Holy Water on a vampire  to a trumpansie.

Embrace the Current Truth Comrade! Beck is wise and Christlike!

Today. Yesterday...not so much.

[HonestJohn]

There will be no hanky-panky at the convention.  Trump will get what he earned.

And then Trump will lose badly to Hillary.  In the process, he will poison the conservative brand so badly that the GOP will finally become the caricature the left always portrayed it as.

And the Hispanic voter will finally move into the Democratic camp for the next generation or two.

Then the fun will start as the GOP voter base starts dying off en-masse.

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This is the election in which the plurality of the GOP base really got their wish... to destroy the GOP.

[geronl]

I'm already out. I can't be in a party that embraces Trump

[Doug Loss]

Let me understand this.  Beck was anathema to the Trumpkins when he was opposing Trump's coronation, but now that he isn't supporting a convention denial of Trump's ascension the principle Trump apostle here is giving him the seal of approval?  Folks, the Trumpkins just continue to show that they have no principles at all.

[libertybele]

I agree with Beck. We clearly had some really great candidates other than Trump.  The GOP establishment counted on their cronies Bush and Rubio getting the nomination and it didn't happen. Cruz hung in there and because they knew that he would disrupt their corrupt way of life in the country club they didn't put forth the effort to support him.  They know that Trump will likely lose to Hillary, but they also know she will continue their corruption in Washington; at least with Hillary it will be business as usual. 

Now rumors are saying that the establishment doesn't plan on nominating Trump?  The only way that's going to work without creating upheaval and completely obliterating the GOP is if Trump goes along and makes a gracious acceptance of the candidate they put in lieu of him.  Any bets?

[mountaineer]

I agree, libertybele.

[NavyCanDo]

Beck is right. Shenanigans at the convention will only divide an already horribly fractured party, and we are going to need to come out of this election being able to heel ourselves in time to remove Hillary from office in 2020.

[cato potatoe]

Beck is right. Shenanigans at the convention will only divide an already horribly fractured party, and we are going to need to come out of this election being able to heel ourselves in time to remove Hillary from office in 2020.

I don't know which is worse in the long run.  Trump is an obvious racist, misogynist, con artist.  Sure, we can wait our turn, but who knows how long it will take for the American people to forgive the Republicans.

[RoosGirl]

Beck is just upset it wasn't his idea. ;)

[Free Vulcan]

Trump earned it, Trump gets it. We're going to pay dearly for it, but I'm not for snatching away something rightfully gained with dirty back room tricks.

We're just going to have to suck it up and live with it, and let the chips fall.