Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson apologized for calling clinical depression 'a scam,' but also argued that a clergy member or 'a spiritual person is just as qualified an expert to talk about issues of deep sadness, even depression' as a doctor.
Williamson, a spiritual book author, has attracted increased attention due to her quirky debate performances and emotionally oriented platform. During the CNN debate Wednesday night, she was the only candidate on the stage to offer a specific financial proposal on reparations for the descendants of enslaved Africans -- but has since offered vague answers as to how such a plan would be financed.
"When pressed by Cooper, Williamson did not directly address her previous implications that antidepressants were a factor in late comedian Robin Williams' death."I have never argued that anybody who is on an antidepressant should get off an antidepressant," she said, adding that she was not"some Tom Cruise about antidepressants.
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