Martin Walsh
February 22, 2022

Bob Beckel, a longtime Democratic strategist and former co-host of the Fox News program “The Five,” died on Monday.

Beckel’s friend and co-author Cal Thomas shared the tragic news on Facebook.

“My friend and spiritual brother, Bob Beckel, has passed into the presence of the Lord he loved. We did so many things together and I hope we modeled what two people of different political persuasions can be like when they love one another. For ten years we wrote the “Common Ground” column for USA Today and a book by that title. The name of his ironically titled autobiography is “I Should Be Dead.” It is a highly readable book about a difficult life that was dramatically changed in the last 15 years. I will see you soon Bob. You are loved,” Thomas wrote in the post.

Tributes from fans and former colleagues rolled in.

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