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Glenn Beck’s recent on-camera confession that he “really regrets” how he reacted to Donald Trump’s 2015 announcement is the kind of honesty the conservative movement sorely needs after years of internecine sniping. Beck walked viewers through the moment everyone remembers — Trump descending that golden escalator and upending the political playbook — and admitted his criticism at the time didn’t age well.
Back when Trump announced his candidacy, many in the GOP elite and media establishment treated the moment like a sideshow, and some loud conservative voices joined the chorus of dismissal instead of recognizing a raw, effective political force. Glenn Beck was among those who pushed back, and his willingness to tell that story now shows growth and perspective most pundits lack.
Patriots should welcome Beck’s mea culpa, not sneer at it; admitting a mistake is a rare commodity in today’s outrage economy and proves Beck values the country more than his ego. Conservatives who reflexively tore into Trump in 2015 should be honest about the harm that division caused — it handed the Left ammunition and distracted from the clear policy fights that matter to working Americans.
Let’s be blunt: the golden-escalator moment marked the moment a true outsider forced establishment Republicans to confront real issues like trade, borders, and national sovereignty, and many on the right underestimated just how much that would matter to ordinary Americans. The press treated the spectacle as a punchline, but the millions who stood in line for a Trump rally saw a fighter willing to take on elites — a fact Clinton-era conservatives ignored at their peril.
If Beck’s regret nudges other conservative commentators to stop playing gotcha and start reporting candidly on substance, that will be a net win for the movement. We don’t need more punditry that’s addicted to scoring points against sympathetic figures; we need steady-minded coverage that amplifies constitutional principles and the policies that lift families and secure our borders.
To my fellow conservatives: praise the courage it takes to admit error, but don’t let apologies substitute for action. Use Beck’s moment as the impetus to close ranks around America-first policies, not to launch another round of public finger-pointing that only helps our enemies.
The Left will cheer anytime we fracture; that instinct to gorge on internal squabbles is how they win. Real patriots focus on the mission — stronger economy, safer streets, restored national pride — and we should judge public figures by whether they help or hinder that mission, not by whether they were perfect in the past.
