When Donald Trump was elected the primary time, Democrats started working straight away placing up a really vocal resistance to his presidency, together with a Girls’s March the day after the inauguration that introduced thousands and thousands to Washington D.C. to protest the brand new president. This time round, although, it’s all quiet on the leftist entrance, and on Monday’s (November 25) present, the cohosts of The View debated why.
Whoopi Goldberg was the primary to weigh in on the matter, saying, “We’re not going to know jack till January 20. Till he’s in you’re not going to know what’s going to occur… In my view, there’s no level in working your self right into a lather over it… I’m not going to yell till I do know what I’m yelling about.”
Sara Haines, who beforehand copped to dealing with the election outcomes by placing her Christmas decorations up early, guessed, “Proper now I believe everybody’s not solely exhausted from politics, the vacations are a lovely factor, however they’re additionally a heavy factor for lots of people. And so we’re heading into a spot the place you want a refilled tank to cope with something you’re coping with.” She additionally pointed to the withdrawal of Matt Gaetz’s nomination as a degree of resistance success.
Ana Navarro then joined in to clarify why she believes this election “feels totally different than 2016.” “I believe quite a lot of us are nonetheless apoplectic that America voted towards a certified girl once more and put on this racist misogynist, and so they don’t care,” she mentioned. “I believe persons are exhausted. I believe they’re caring for themselves earlier than they deal with America. I’ve obtained to breathe, my psychological well being has obtained to be in a superb place. My bodily well being has obtained to be in a superb place. That doesn’t imply we’re going to tune out for 4 years, but it surely means we’re going to take some bubble baths for a bit.”
Sunny Hostin famous that since 90 p.c of Black ladies voted for Kamala Harris on this election, they’re significantly aggrieved by the outcomes. “You could have 92 p.c of Black ladies feeling very disillusioned… I believe persons are simply taking a second to deal with themselves.
Alyssa Farah Griffin then famous that she felt there have been indicators of a Trump victory forward and shared her hopes for a constructive end result from the brand new administration. “I’m someone who in all probability agrees with 75 p.c of his insurance policies. If he focuses on creating jobs, on bringing down the price of residing, securing the border in a accountable approach, and being robust on America’s adversaries, I’m all for it,” she defined. “I believe we should always root for America. I root for a sensible, critical Donald Trump presidency, and I root for pushback when he does [something wrong].”
“All these issues are nice to dream about,” Goldberg mentioned in response to that. “I’ve all the time mentioned this course of was dealt with with out me. As a result of the issues I used to be in search of — and I take heed to folks make enjoyable of it, ‘It’s not about race. It’s not about misogyny.’ It’s for me. It’s for me as a result of that’s the way you see me first. I don’t suppose that is what you’re saying. I wish to be actually clear as a result of you know the way they all the time prefer to put us, ‘Oh, she was imply to her.’ I perceive all of the stuff you wish to see him be. I perceive all of the issues that he promised he could be and he wasn’t. And now that he has been given carte blanche, I’m not going to waste quite a lot of time on what he may do. I’m going to attend as a result of I have to see what he’ll accomplish that that I do know what I’m going to do.”
Griffin then tried to justify her optimism, saying, “We are able to sit right here and be apocalyptic about what he may do, however I additionally suppose there’s a second of self-reflection. I felt as unrepresented by Biden after I was speaking about, ‘I care concerning the border. Why did you wait three years?’”
Nevertheless, Goldberg didn’t purchase into that argument, saying, “We’ve finished all of that. We’re speaking about how this respect involves you, the way it involves me. We’re various things. You’re listening to various things that I’m listening to since you’re not listening for a similar factor. That’s okay. I’ve much more understanding about what you’re in search of than most individuals have about what I’m in search of. I believe what we’re all saying is we’re going to take a seat and wait.”
“I’m not going to attend,” Navarro countered.
“What are you going to do? There’s nothing to be finished till you understand what you’re combating. Pissing within the wind doesn’t enable you to,” Goldberg then mentioned.
“I’ve no false expectations that at 78, he’s going to all of the sudden change … I spent weeks telling folks he was apocalyptic, I’m not going to vary now,” Navarro concluded.
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