Meghan McCain On ‘The View’: Media Needs To Be ‘More Respectful Of Trump Voters’

Co-host Meghan McCain sparked a heated dialogue on “The View” when she insisted Monday that the media wanted to do a greater job of exhibiting respect to supporters of President Donald Trump. 

During a section on McCain’s first day again from parental go away, the conservative panelist pushed again towards co-host Sunny Hostin, who referred to as Trump’s undemocratic efforts to overturn his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden a “coup.”  

“I think that rhetoric is dangerous,” McCain stated. She later added, “I’m here in D.C., they’re setting up for the inauguration right now… there’s not going to be martial law. Things like that just scare people.” 

McCain, who’s continuously an outspoken critic of Trump, later emphasised that the president acquired greater than 70 million votes within the 2020 election, regardless that his loss was “fair and valid,” she stated. (See the clip under.) 

“The rhetoric in the media needs to be more respectful of Trump voters, and I think that’s how we got to this place to begin with,” she stated. “And going forward in 2021, I think that we need to be respectful of the 70 million Americans that for whatever reason, did not feel that they could in good faith pull the trigger for President Biden and Vice President Harris.” 

Trump has but to concede the race to Biden and has continued to unfold false claims about widespread voter fraud. The president was heard pressuring Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a cellphone name on Saturday to “find” sufficient votes to overturn Biden’s win in that battleground state.

McCain argued that she thought Biden (who gained the favored vote by greater than 7 million) would have gained by a bigger margin. She stated that she is aware of individuals who “quietly voted for Trump” and who don’t wish to “be shamed” or be “called racist.”

“In terms of respect, respect the people who voted for Biden and let him take his place,” moderator Whoopi Goldberg chimed in. “People always want respect, but they don’t want to give it.” 

In a back-and-forth with co-host Joy Behar, McCain rejected the concept that Trump voters had been “lied to,” calling that notion “disrespectful.” 

McCain’s first day again on “The View” was actually eventful. 

Also on Monday’s present, she delivered an impassioned plea for obligatory paid maternity go away within the U.S. Her message drew backlash on Twitter, although, as many people called out the truth that she appeared passionate on the subject now that she has a baby of her personal. 

McCain welcomed her daughter, Liberty Sage, in September. 

Democratic elected officers have lengthy pushed for federal measures for paid parental go away. The U.S. doesn’t presently mandate any paid go away for brand new mother and father.