Because the cohosts of The View have differing ideological backgrounds, all of them know a factor or two about discovering widespread floor — even when their subject discussions typically get testy within the technique of assembly minds. So when the topic of Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s latest journey to Mar-a-Lago to fulfill with Donald Trump got here up on Monday’s (January 13) episode, they introduced that knowledge to the desk and confirmed some surprisingly common help for the transfer … however with one widespread criticism.
The panelists first reviewed a clip of Fetterman explaining his go to by saying, “That is going to be the president, and I’m not simply the senator for Democrats in Pennsylvania. I’m the senator for everybody in Pennsylvania, and my state picked Donald Trump as president. And if I’ve the chance to have that dialog, we’re gonna discover issues to work collectively for a greater Pennsylvania and a greater nation.”
In response to that, Sara Haines mentioned merely, “Most typical-sense reply I’ve ever heard.” She continued her reward of Fetterman’s rationale by saying, “You’re a senator heading into 13 hearings of affirmation… Your job on paper is to advise and consent. That’s all we ask, and that’s what he’s doing.”
Ana Navarro agreed in precept however had one massive criticism about Fetterman’s journey, saying, “I’ve to say, I don’t just like the optics of him taking place to Mar-a-Lago as a result of I believe that’s turn into Donald Trump’s little palace, and it’s like trucking right down to Mecca to see the prophet.” On the identical time, although, she championed the “regular” nature of politicians, together with presidents, working throughout the aisle, saying, “Ronald Reagan famously had an excellent relationship with Tip O’Neill, who was the speaker of the Home, a Democrat, when he was president. We noticed Joe Biden work very carefully with Mitt Romney, with Rob Portman, with many Republicans, to get bipartisan laws handed.”
Navarro then continued, “The issue is Donald Trump shouldn’t be regular, and so what was once regular turns into one thing that we speak about. I believe John Fetterman, frankly, is true, however I hope that doesn’t imply that he received’t name out the abuses of energy, that he received’t criticize him when there’s respectable criticism.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin was extra profuse in her reward for Fetterman, saying, “I’m such a fan of his. I believe he’s such a straight-shooter… He’s a Democrat, however he’s keen to critique his personal and I believe the tribalism of you can not critique the individual sporting the identical journey jersey as you is unhelpful in our politics.” She went on to level out among the widespread objectives between Fetterman’s expressed coverage positions and Trump’s and mentioned his assembly could assist advance these, which might be smart.
“I believe I agree with that,” Sunny Hostin agreed, including that she thinks he’s “sensible.” Whereas she agreed with Navarro’s level in regards to the “optics” of trekking to Florida and “kissing the ring,” she thought Fetterman’s resolution was “shrewd.”
The one factor Hostin took difficulty with, although, was Fetterman’s joke about asking Trump to call him “the pope of Greenland” as a reference to Trump’s controversially said want to buy the sovereign nation.
“I need him to cease speaking about Greenland. Greenland shouldn’t be on the market. Why is Donald Trump speaking about Greenland? You realize why he’s speaking about Greenland? As a result of it has oil and pure assets which are a few of these assets are distinctive to China and Russia, and that’s what he needs,” Hostin contended. “He needs cash. He needs the oil.”
This then launched an all-new line of dialogue about Trump’s cause for persevering with to harp on Greenland — together with sending his son Donald Trump Jr. to the nation — however Whoopi Goldberg took a really completely different stance on the matter: “So long as we’re not sending troops into anyone else’s sovereign nation, then he can speak all he needs to. So long as there aren’t any troops heading to Panama, to Greenland, to Canada… Mexico. All of those are sovereign nations. And so long as they’re simply speaking, let ’em speak!”
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