The hosts of ABC’s “The View” twisted themselves into knots during Monday’s broadcast in an attempt to run defense for Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and the brouhaha surrounding him pulling a fire alarm.
Bowman claimed that he had been confused by a sign labeling the door and “emergency exit” and warning that an alarm would sound if the door were opened — and for that reason, he said he believed pulling the fire alarm on the wall nearby would cause the door to open.
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Racist Sunny Hostin doesn't want to call what Bowman did "a stunt yet" because there still needs to be an investigation.
She suggests the doors were closed as some sort of plot to keep him from reading: "The doors…to the chambers to read were somehow miraculously closed." pic.twitter.com/hBP29aKXLe— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) October 2, 2023
Cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin called Bowman out, saying that it appeared as though he had pulled the fire alarm in an effort to stall the vote — on the continuing resolution that would forestall a government shutdown — so that he could buy himself more time to read it.
Ana Navarro complained about the Republicans — President Donald Trump included — who have suggested that Bowman deserved to face the same charges as January 6th defendants (“corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding, or attempting to do so”).
Cohost Sunny Hostin weighed in as well, suggesting that the doors were “suddenly” closed in an effort to prevent him from having access to the CR in order to read it.
Whoopi Goldberg said that she would have done the same thing, arguing that he clearly just wanted to get the door open.
CONSPIRACY THEORY TIME: Whoopi says the "point" is that the door was closed to prevent Bowman from reading the CR and stop him from voting:
"I would have pressed whatever I had to press to get the door open because I know you would expect me not to be there to vote." pic.twitter.com/Pv7lfpZ4j8— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) October 2, 2023
Her final assessment appeared to line up with what Hostin had said, and she reiterated her initial position — namely that he was being kept from getting to where he needed to be to vote.
“I would have pressed whatever I had to press to get the door open because I know you would expect me not to be there to vote,” she said.
Bowman remains the subject of two investigations into his actions.
