“The View” co-host Sara Haines suggested on Thursday that GOP “infighting” over who the party would nominate to be the next speaker of the House made the U.S. look “weak” on the “world stage,” inviting Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel.
“The world is seemingly blowing up right now,” Haines told her co-hosts. “And the U.S. looks weak on the world stage.”
Joy Behar replied, “right,” as the camera panned to co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Sunny Hostin, who could be seen nodding their heads in agreement.
Sara Haines claims GOP infighting over the speaker “invited” Hamas to attack Israel.
“The world is seemingly blowing up right now, and the U.S. Looks weak…this division invites enemies in…”
She suggests the disinfo about the war is coming from the right, not pro-Hamas side. pic.twitter.com/OOp7c5Zpak— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) October 12, 2023
“Because we can’t even name a speaker of the House,” Haines said. “And last week it was kind of amusing, when we talked about it here, you know, you have the McCarthy’s out … Jim Jordan’s your next best option and everything was kind of funny.”
“And perspective slaps you in the face,” she added. “And on Saturday after that terrorist attack I kind of looked at it and thought, ‘This division invites enemies in.’ And right now we’re seeing a massive spread of disinformation online as a result of this. And so this morning we were all teasing about maybe watching less news … I would encourage House Republicans to watch more news for perspective.”
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position last week after Democrats voted in support of Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) motion to vacate the speakership. House Republicans voted 113-99 on Wednesday to nominate House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) to replace McCarthy in the position.
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At one point, Behar suggested that the vacancy left by McCarthy’s ouster has also emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“But they [the GOP] have to know that Putin is watching this,” Behar said. “That’s why he wants [former President Donald] Trump back. Because Trump divides people. That’s why.”
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