Alyssa Farah Griffin has no sympathy for Kevin McCarthy as he struggles to get the Republican votes needed to become the next Speaker of the House. In fact, the host of “The View” argued Wednesday that he is “obstructing” her continued bid for the position.
The House of Representatives had a historically chaotic day on Tuesday after the Republican Party proved unable to elect a new House speaker on its first, second or third attempt, the first time a speaker had not been elected immediately since the Civil War. . , McCarthy is openly competing for the position, but has alienated some of the more right-wing members of his party. In fact, McCarthy also lost supporters between the first count and the third count.
Discussing the situation as the first Hot Topic of the day on “The View”, Griffin said the situation was “Kevin McCarthy’s own self-made mess”, following his continued loyalty to the twice-impeached former president. At this point, he argued, McCarthy should get out of the way.
He said, “That rightmost bank is not going to move.” “He needs to wake up because, yes, they’re obstructing, and they’re holding the house hostage. But I would argue that Kevin McCarthy is also obstructing. Three times, they said ‘we don’t want you, ‘ the convention said, and he would not quit.
To that, host Sarah Haines joked that “they’re just not into you,” to which Griffin replied in agreement.
Of course, host Joy Behar admitted that while she hates to see Congress grind to a halt, she “enjoys” the chaos of Republican infighting, adding that “they deserve it” and that “It’s good they took a break from destroying it.” country and began to turn on each other.
Behr said, “I am enjoying the demise because he has been the most destructive force in politics I have come across in my lifetime.”
You can watch the full segment from “The View” in the video above.
