ABC’s The View – like the remainder of the liberal media – had used incendiary rhetoric in opposition to former President Trump for years and had hosted many requires violence in opposition to their political opponents. But, within the wake of the assassination try in opposition to Trump, the liberal women opened their Monday present with mealy-mouth lip service to the necessity to tamp down the rhetoric; refusing to problem any apology for what they’ve mentioned and allowed on their program, and blamed gun rights for the assault.
After enjoying a clip of the capturing and a soundbite of President Biden’s Oval Workplace deal with the place he mentioned “We won’t enable this violence to be normalized,” moderator Pleasure Behar agreed by questioned if it may occur: “I believe all of us agree with Biden…Is that even doable, women?”
Fake conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin was the primary to talk. She didn’t stroll again any of her earlier hyperbolic and incendiary claims that Trump was an existential menace to the nation, however opined about the way it was “a second for reflection on the tone and tenor of our politics, and one factor that’s basically American is the best to criticize insurance policies. It’s also the best to criticize the character of our legislators, however the way in which during which we do it issues.”
“And we dwell in an period the place escalatory rhetoric and saying probably the most damning and inciting factor is oftentimes what’s rewarded. And I believe it’s incumbent on all of us to only verify how we interact,” she proclaimed with out trying in a mirror.
Up subsequent was famously By no means-Trump Republican Ana Navarro and to her credit score, was the one forged member to say how they internalized what they witnessed and would change their conduct. “So, you realize, I am very joyful Donald Trump is secure…And I am very joyful for President Biden. I am very joyful he is taking the chance to be on air now thrice asking us to name on our higher angels, asking us to unite, asking us to tamp down the rhetoric. I’ll attempt to heed his phrases,” she mentioned.
Sadly, she did pivot and used the incident to name for gun management whereas additionally injecting race into the equation:
And I additionally have to say I hope that sooner or later on this nation, we do have a dialog about what is occurring as a result of we won’t simply react when it’s our aspect. What was this once more? It was, you realize, a 20-year-old lone wolf, white wack job with quick access to a gun, and we’ve to have dialog about that. Trigger it wasn’t a drag queen. It wasn’t an immigrant. It wasn’t a pissed off liberal girl. That is – And this retains taking place, and we have to react not as left or proper, not as Republicans or Democrats. We have to react as People, and we have to ask higher.
Behar responded along with her personal ignorance of about firearms; questioning what a “white man” who “purchased 50 rounds of ammunition” didn’t have the police known as on him by the gun retailer proprietor. “Should not which have been reported?” she scoffed.
Relying on the kind of ammo being purchased, 50 rounds may very well be as little as one field.
Staunchly racist and anti-Semitic co-host Sunny Hostin (the descendant of slave house owners) additionally refused to decide to tamping down on her harmful rhetoric. She too tried to make the assassination try about stripping gun rights away from law-abiding People. She was afraid the main focus would as an alternative be on holding the Secret Service accountable for the safety failure (click on “broaden”):
HOSTIN: I believe what is going on to occur is we will have extra of this rhetoric of, had there solely been extra good guys with weapons, this will likely not have occurred. And so —
BEHAR: Nicely, the Secret Service had weapons.
HOSTIN: That they had weapons.
BEHAR: These are the great guys.
HOSTIN: My guess is they’ll say the Secret Service screwed up, if there have been different individuals with weapons. And I believe gun possession will in all probability – due to this occasion, go up on this nation as an alternative of happening, and that’s my worry.
Once more, The View has been a harmful sources of incendiary rhetoric focusing on Trump and conservatives. The day earlier than the try on Trump’s life, Behar proclaimed that Undertaking 2025 was a “blueprint for a fascist regime” being cooked up by Trump’s individuals, which she didn’t apologize for.
The View forged didn’t push again on leftist-extremist visitor Jane Fonda when she declared that her answer to coping with the existence of pro-lifers was to “homicide” them. In addition they defended creator John Grisham when he fantasized about assassinating U.S. Supreme Courtroom justices.
In addition they inspired leftist mobs to assail the properties of conservative justices and Behar cheered on Justice Alito feeling unsafe to go away the home. After the assassination try on Justice Kavanaugh and his household, The View decried requires growing safety on the justices’ properties. Hostin additionally mentioned it was “ridiculous” for Kavanaugh to worry a liberal mob that focused him at a restaurant not lengthy after the try on his life.
And it’s been clear for some time that The View doesn’t respect Trump’s life. Behar insisted that “comic” Kathy Griffin’s bloody-Trump-head menace as simply “an image.” In the meantime, moderator Whoopi Goldberg refused to say Trump’s title, selecting to name him “you realize who.” Goldberg slipped up late final month and mentioned his title, she shortly spit on the ground in disgust.
The transcript is under. Click on “broaden” to learn:
ABC’s The ViewJuly 15, 202411:03:37 a.m. Japanese
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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: We won’t enable this violence to be normalized.
[Cuts back to live]
JOY BEHAR: I believe all of us agree with Biden. Proper? And trump mentioned that he is rewriting his RNC speech to name for unity additionally. So, they’re each making an attempt to decrease the temperature. Is that even doable, women?
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Nicely, initially, I need to say thank God that the previous president is okay. I applaud secret service. There will probably be postmortems on what went fallacious, however those that rushed the stage to ensure he is okay. As a result of we’re milliseconds and millimeters from a really totally different end result and a really totally different dialog we’d be having in our nation at present.
I believe it is a second for reflection on the tone and tenor of our politics, and one factor that’s basically American is the best to criticize insurance policies. It’s also the best to criticize the character of our legislators, however the way in which during which we do it issues. And we dwell in an period the place escalatory rhetoric and saying probably the most damning and inciting factor is oftentimes what’s rewarded. And I believe it’s incumbent on all of us to only verify how we interact.
And seeking to the truth that we dwell within the period of data warfare. On our telephones, there are algorithms which are pumping to us data day by day made meant to hate our fellow People. Our former adversaries are on social media. They’re there placing data to validate our worst assumptions about fellow People.
We will have totally different political viewpoints on this nation and we are able to nonetheless respect one another and respect one another’s proper to totally different opinions and are available collectively as a rustic. As a result of the way in which you defeat America, it is not with bombs, it is not with missiles; it is tearing us aside from inside. In case you care about democracy, pay attention extra, say much less.
ANA NAVARRO: So, you realize, I am very joyful Donald Trump is secure, full cease, interval. And I condemn all types of political violence. I am merely heartbroken for the household of Corey Comperatore, a volunteer hearth chief, a father, a husband who misplaced his life shielding his household merely for going to a political rally.
And I used to be watching it dwell as a result of I assumed he was going to announce his VP that day. That was a part of what was being mentioned, and I instantly thought it was a capturing. And I used to be shocked and I used to be heartbroken as a result of I fled political violence in Nicaragua. And to me, that is one thing that is not alleged to occur in America. I felt the identical approach after I did watching January sixth. These assaults on democracy, on America do not occur on this nation. They occur elsewhere.
And I am very joyful for President Biden. I am very joyful he is taking the chance to be on air now thrice asking us to name on our higher angels, asking us to unite, asking us to tamp down the rhetoric. I’ll attempt to heed his phrases. As we speak is a day I believe and a whole time for self-reflection and a name to unity. I actually hope Donald Trump makes use of the platform he has to do this.
And I additionally have to say I hope that sooner or later on this nation, we do have a dialog about what is occurring as a result of we won’t simply react when it’s our aspect. What was this once more? It was, you realize, a 20-year-old lone wolf, white wack job with quick access to a gun, and we’ve to have dialog about that. Trigger it wasn’t a drag queen. It wasn’t an immigrant. It wasn’t a pissed off liberal girl. That is – And this retains taking place, and we have to react not as left or proper, not as Republicans or Democrats. We have to react as People, and we have to ask higher.
BEHAR: All proper. I simply need to add that the shooter — sure, it was a 20-year-old kitchen employee from close by Bethel Park in Pennsylvania. In keeping with a CNN reporter, senior regulation enforcement officers mentioned that he purchased 50 rounds of ammunition from a neighborhood gun retailer hours earlier than the rally. Should not which have been reported? Any person buys — a 20-year-old white man. I imply, we have seen that many occasions now. Younger, white males with weapons. No one reported that he purchased 50 rounds of ammunition?
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11:15:19 a.m. Japanese
SUNNY HOSTIN: 10 p.c of these surveyed mentioned that using pressure is justified to stop Donald Trump from changing into president. A 3rd of those that gave that reply, additionally mentioned they owned a gun. Then seven p.c of these surveyed mentioned they assist pressure to revive Trump to the presidency; half of them mentioned they owned weapons.
So, I do know everyone at all times says, it is too quickly to speak about weapons, and we should always — as a result of there was a horrible loss of life of a father of two, however, that ideas and prayers must be the place we go. I say no. I say now could be the time to speak in regards to the widespread denominator when it got here to this assassination try, is America’s fascination and obsession with proudly owning weapons, and –
[Applause]
It simply — that is the reality. I want to suppose —
BEHAR: Not simply weapons, they’re rifles. They’re excessive capability rifles.
HOSTIN: They’re AR-15s and bump shares, and the Supreme Courtroom simply discovered that it is fantastic to have bump shares.
And so, I’d prefer to suppose that the problem of gun management would resonate now extra, and — however moderately than that, I believe what is going on to occur is we will have extra of this rhetoric of, had there solely been extra good guys with weapons, this will likely not have occurred. And so —
BEHAR: Nicely, the Secret Service had weapons.
HOSTIN: That they had weapons.
BEHAR: These are the great guys.
HOSTIN: My guess is they’ll say the Secret Service screwed up, if there have been different individuals with weapons. And I believe gun possession will in all probability – due to this occasion, go up on this nation as an alternative of happening, and that’s my worry. I believe we have to have an trustworthy and actual dialog about actual gun management laws.
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