It’s going to take a lot more than some harsh words fromWhoopi Goldbergto keepMeghan McCainquiet.
On Tuesday morning,The Viewco-host tweeted out a message declaring that her voice and the voices of other conservative women like her would not be silenced.
“Good morning to all the fellow conservative ‘girls’ who won’t be quiet,” McCain wrote, alongside a gif of Emilia Clarke’s character Daenerys Targaryen fromGame of Thrones.
McCain’s tweet was seemingly aimed at Goldberg, who on Monday — in an attempt to stop crosstalk during a heated conversation onThe View —snapped at McCain, telling her, “Girl, please stop talking! Please stop talking now!”
“No problem, I won’t talk the rest of the show,” responded McCain — Goldberg, shooting back, “I’m okay with that. I’m okay with that” before cutting to commercial soon after.
Though the two women continued with the show and didn’t address the spat again, their moment of tension made headlines and quickly became a trending topic on Twitter. Social media users have alreadyturned the clip into a meme.
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Hostin then noted how some Republican senators supporting Trump had voted to convict Clinton.
“Many of those same people are still in the Senate,” argued Hostin, 51. “I cannot believe that they would vote to impeach and convict a sitting president for perjuring himself and they would not vote to convict and remove a president who clearly wanted to use a foreign government for his own personal benefit to impede our very democracy. That is the height of hypocrisy for this Republican-led senate!”
Seconds later, McCain — who, alongside Huntsman, represents a conservative voice onThe View —spoke up.
“My job here is not to litigate the ethics of it. I’m an ABC political analyst, as well as being aViewco-host. My job is to analyze the politics of it,” she said, as Hostin pointed out, “I’m not talking about you, I’m talking about the senators.”
“Just let me finish,” McCain said. “I let you talk, let me finish. Do you want to hear a conservative on the show ever?”
That’s when Goldberg stepped in.
This isn’t the first time Goldberg and McCain have butted heads onThe View.
“I don’t know what that means, ‘that thing,’ ” McCain said.
“It means you’re talking over each other,” Goldberg explained.
“Well, it’sThe View,” McCain argued.
“It isThe View. You know what, let me tell you something aboutThe View,” Goldberg said. “This show has always had the ability to have different points of view, which we respect around the table. And when we talk to each other, we also exhibit respect. So when I’m saying to you, ‘Hold up, because we’re not hearing each other,’ I’m not trying to cut you off — I’m trying to get you heard.”
Another notably tense time between Goldberg and McCain happened in September, culminating in Goldberg telling McCain, “Don’t be so dismissive when you’re talking.”
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McCain, whojoinedThe Viewas a permanent co-hostin October 2017, has been open about the challenges of being the most politically conservative person on the panel.
During an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenin September, she addressed her often combative stance on the show, admitting that she does feel insecure in her gig.
“I go inassuming I’m going to be firedevery day,” she said. “Every single day. Yes, every day.”
As tough as it can be, McCain said she gets along with all of herco-hosts, even Behar.
“I think everyone in America is having a really hard time expressing their view. But vibe-wise, I’m actually more comfortable with the main five hosts that I work with every day than I was with last year,” she said.
The Viewairs weekdays (11 a.m. ET) on ABC.
source: people.com
