‘He Needs to Wake Up’ (Video)
Alyssa Farah Griffin doesn’t sympathize with Kevin McCarthy, who is trying to win the Republican votes necessary to become Speaker of the House. In fact, the host of “The View” argued on Wednesday that he’s “being obstructionist” in his 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 the first, second or even third try, marking the first time a speaker hasn’t been elected immediately since the Civil War. McCarthy has been openly running for the position, but has lost some supporters from his party’s more far-right members. McCarthy actually lost support between the first and third counts.
In discussing the situation as the day’s first Hot Topic, Alyssa Farah Griffin said the situation is “a mess of Kevin McCarthy’s own making,” after his continued loyalty to the twice-impeached former president. McCarthy could be asked to step out at this point.
“That right-most flank is not going to budge,” she said. “He needs to wake up because, yes, they’re being obstructionist, and they’re holding the house hostage. Kevin McCarthy, I believe, is being obstructionist. Three times, they said ‘We do not want you,’ the conference said that, and he won’t step down.”
At that, host Sara Haines joked that “they’re just not that into you,” which Farah Griffin parroted back, agreeing.
Of course, host Joy Behar admitted that while she hates to see congress grind to a halt, she has “enjoyed” the chaos of the Republican infighting, saying “they deserve it” and that “it’s nice that they took a break from destroying the country and started to turn on each other.”
“I’m enjoying the demise because they are the most destructive force in politics, in my lifetime,” Behar added.
You can watch the full segment from “The View” in the video above.