Marianne Williamson defended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination by saying she is "not a cult leader" and "not anti-science."

"I am not a cult leader. I am not anti-science (that one is almost funny, given how much I quote Einstein)," Williamson said Tuesday on Twitter. "And I am not an anti-vaxxer. Hoping that if I repeat it 3 to 4 times a day I might penetrate the field of lies created to keep some people out of the conversation."



I am not a cult leader. I am not anti-science (that one is almost funny, given how much I quote Einstein). And I am not an anti-vaxxer. Hoping that if I repeat it 3 to 4 times a day I might penetrate the field of lies created to keep some people out of the conversation. — Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) July 23, 2019



The 67-year-old self-help guru's clarification comes after she was forced to apologize for saying mandated vaccines are "draconian" and "Orwellian."

"I understand that many vaccines are important and save lives. I recognize there are epidemics around the world that are stopped by vaccines," Williamson said Saturday. "I also understand some of the skepticism that abounds today about drugs which are rushed to market by Big Pharma. I am sorry that I made comments which sounded as though I question the validity of life-saving vaccines. That is not my feeling and I realize that I misspoke."



Recently, a video resurfaced of Williamson leading white people to recite an apology to African Americans over slavery and Jim Crow laws.



Presidential candidate @MarWilliamson once had white Americans apologize to Black Americans at a speaking event pic.twitter.com/x1C3JHAwtO — NowThis (@nowthisnews) July 18, 2019



Williamson is currently polling at 1% in the Democratic presidential primary, according to the latest Morning Consult poll.