SiriusXM Suspends Glenn Beck Over Guest's Comments About Donald Trump

Author Brad Thor drew criticism for comments that some interpreted as calling for Trump's assassination

SiriusXM satellite radio said Tuesday it had suspended Glenn Beck's morning show for at least a week after Beck agreed with a guest who made comments widely interpreted as supporting the assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Brad Thor, author of numerous best-selling thrillers, likened Trump to a South American dictator on Beck's show May 25. Thor said that if Trump were to become president and turn out to be a tyrant, illegal means might be required to remove him from office.

"With the feckless, spineless Congress we have, who will stand in the way of Donald Trump overstepping his constitutional authority as president?" Thor asked in the 15-minute interview, the full audio of which was obtained by NBC News.

"If Congress won't remove him from office, what patriot will step up and do that if he oversteps his mandate as president, his constitutional-granted authority, I should say, as president. If he oversteps that, how do we get him out of office?" Thor continued, adding:

"And I don't think there is a legal means available. I think it will be a terrible, terrible position the American people will be in to get Trump out of office, because you won't be able to do it through Congress."

Beck responded: "I would agree with you on that, and I don't think you actually have the voices — we've been talking about, we've been talking about this off-air for a while."

Thor's comments drew harsh criticism on social media and conservative news sites, where he was widely accused of having called for Trump's assassination. 

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