In January of this year, televangelist Pat Robertson informed his "700 Club" audience that God had revealed the results of the 2012 election to him in a vision, implying broadly at the time that the Almighty was less than pleased with President Barack Obama. According to Right Wing Watch, Robertson recanted on Wednesday, responding to a viewer question about his false prediction, saying he "missed" God's message about the election result.
“So many of us miss God, I won’t get into great detail about elections but I sure did miss it, I thought I heard from God, I thought I had heard clearly from God, what happened? What intervenes? Why?” Robertson said. “You ask God, how did I miss it? Well, we all do and I've had a lot of practice."
In January, Robertson said that God's message to him was, "Your president holds a radical view of the direction of your country which is at odds with the majority, expect chaos and paralysis.”
He also predicted an "economic collapse" that would devastate the country, the result of which would be a new president. "But I'm not supposed to talk about that," he said.
Watch the video, embedded via Right Wing Watch, below:
