Despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ appearance on the liberal daytime talk show “The View” this week, her presence on the program isn’t the most controversial thing to come out of the appearance. Instead, the attention has turned to a clip from the show on Wednesday in which Harris claimed to be “scared as heck” of the possibility that former President Donald Trump could win again in 2024.
Harris’ remarks have been widely criticized by conservatives and media outlets alike for being both alarmist and baseless. But even more troubling is the response from her fellow cohosts on the show. During Thursday’s broadcast, the women seemed to be doing damage control for Harris’ comments, spinning her words and attempting to clarify her stance.
Whoopi Goldberg, one of the cohosts and an outspoken critic of Trump, led off the discussion by labeling his supporters as “snow-flakiest people.” She also claimed that there is plenty to fear with regard to Trump, even if she still refuses to say his name aloud.
Joy Behar, another cohost, attempted to cover for Harris by suggesting that she didn’t mean she was “personally scared” of Trump, but rather for the country as a whole. Behar should know better than to try and whitewash her fellow host’s harmful rhetoric.
The View cast tries to rescue Kamala Harris after she said she was “scared” of Trump on their show yesterday.
Whoopi says there’s a lot to be “scared” of with Trump.
Joy Behar says the MAGA folks have a disease and claims Kamala is “not personally scared” of Trump. pic.twitter.com/4XHuAV9q0w— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 18, 2024
Sunny Hostin, also a cohost, took things a step further, attempting to paint anyone who supports Trump as a danger to the country. “There have been great nations that no longer exist because of someone like a Donald Trump,” she claimed, completely ignoring the fact that Trump oversaw a booming economy and job market before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sunny Hostin says Kamala is right to be scared of Trump because he’s going topple America:
“There have been great nations that no longer exist because of someone like a Donald Trump.”
She also argues that Kamala’s warning should have extra weight because she’s a woman. pic.twitter.com/sC3It2wYGY— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 18, 2024
Rounding out the conversation was host Sarah Haines, who praised Harris for “calling it like it is.” It seems that the left’s definition of “calling it like it is” involves using hyperbole and fear-mongering to push their agendas.
Sara Haines thinks it’s odd that people were calling Kamala out for saying she’s scared.
She praised the VP for giving “straight talk”:
“If it’s as scary as you’re telling everybody it is, you should say it’s scary…” pic.twitter.com/cuAnuXAo0z— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 18, 2024
Finally, Goldberg doubled down on her cohosts’ claims, saying that Harris’ admission of being scared only proves how “brave” she is. It’s almost as if the cohosts are trying to paint the Vice President as a victim for her baseless claims.
“The thing I want to say about this, there’s nothing wrong with being afraid….There’s nothing shameful about being afraid. I think it is brave to say you’re afraid,” – Whoopi pic.twitter.com/f3DN0isiNO
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 18, 2024
