New York Post

Wrath of Beck

- Richard Johnson rjohnson@nypost.com @HeadlineJo­hnson

TOMI Lahren won’t be appearing on Glenn Beck’s multiplatf­orm network, TheBlaze, anymore.

Sources say Lahren — who was suspended last week after flip-flopping on abortion and declaring herself pro-choice — has been banned permanentl­y.

“Glenn is reminding the world of his conservati­ve principles by sidelining Tomi after she insulted conservati­ves by calling them hypocrites,” one Beck insider told me. Fans think Beck — once a big

Ted Cruz backer — has lost his conservati­ve bona fides. He went on Samantha Bee’s TBS show in December and apologized for being divisive in the past.

“He’s trying to balance being a leading conservati­ve thinker and also someone who can unify the country,” the Beck associate told me. “He just couldn’t sit by and watchch as Tomi Lahren said there’s no way for conservati­ves to jus-justify anything other than be-being pro-choice.”

“Beck’s trying to reinvent himself,” a former insider added. “But he’s burned toooo many bridges.”

The Blaze, founded seven years ago in Dallas, once had offices in New York andnd 300 employees. Now thehe New York office is closed and the staff is half that size.ze.

Jerry Del Colliano ano, founder of Inside Radio, said Beck’s syndicated talk radio show has also slipped from No. 3 to No. 5. “Beck has lost his mojo,” he said. “And The Blaze helped him losee it.”

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Tomi Lahren (right) is permanentl­y banned from TheBlaze.
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