Bob Beckel dead – Former Fox News commentator on The Five passes away as Sean Hannity says ‘we miss him already’

BOB Beckel, longtime political analyst and pundit has died at the age of 73.

Beckel’s death was announced by Sean Hannity who said, “We miss him already.”

Political pundit Bob Beckel has died at the age of 73

Political pundit Bob Beckel has died at the age of 73Credit: Getty

Beckel with then-US Senator John McCain

Beckel with then-US Senator John McCainCredit: Getty
Beckel was a former co-host of The Five on Fox News and worked for other major networks including CNN where he offered commentary on the 2016 election.

For a decade between 2005 to 2015, Beckel was also a columnist for USA Today, writing articles with friend and political opposite, Cal Thomas.

Thomas, a conservative columnist, described Beckel as his “spiritual brother” in a Facebook post.

“My friend and spiritual brother, Bob Beckel, has passed into the presence of the Lord he loved,” wrote Thomas.

“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.”

Beckel previously worked in the US State Department from 1977 to 1980 as the youngest Deputy Assistant Secretary of State during the Carter Administration

He was also the national campaign manager for Walter Mondale’s presidential campaign in 1984 and taught at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Administration.

In 2015, he wrote the memoir, I Should Be Dead: My life Surviving Politics, TV, and Addiction. The book tackled Beckel’s childhood growing up in a poor, abusive home and his addiction to drugs which nearly killed him.

Through faith and an unexpected friendship with Thomas, Beckel said that he was able to get some and put his life back on track.

He is survived by his two children from his marriage to Leland Ingham, which lasted from 1992 to their divorce in 2002.

Despite his association with many conservative pundits, Beckel was a longtime Democrat