‘The View’ Hosts Clash After Sunny Hostin Questions Liz Cheney’s Bravery

After facing a shortage of conservative guest hosts at the beginning of 2022, The View has welcomed back a carousel of co-hosts to shake things up — but sometimes the drama comes courtesy of the panel! Case in point: On today’s episode, mayhem broke out when Sunny Hostin pushed back against guest host Alyssa Farah and the other hosts (who praised Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney for going against her own party).

Things kicked off when the panel discussed a Wyoming movement to convince state Democrats to vote for Cheney in the primaries. Cheney, who has spoken out against the Jan. 6 insurrection and Donald Trump, faces opposition from her colleagues as a result.

“Mitt [Romney] and Liz are what I hope is the future of the party,” Farah said. “I know Sunny is like, ‘You guys are too far gone.’ But I’m hoping it’s voices like theirs that have gone out.”

Farah also argued that “a Democrat in Wyoming is not a New York Democrat,” but “a moderate Democrat.”

“I think they see the principled stances that Liz Cheney has taken — against personal loss, criticism, potentially losing her seat — and they’re inspired by it,” she continued. “Politicians who put their own beliefs and principles over ambition — it’s so rare that we see it.”

However, Hostin wasn’t impressed.

“I don’t think we need more Liz Cheneys in office, and I think a Democrat would be crazy to vote for her,” she said.

“This is just for the primary, Sunny,” Joy Behar noted, to which Hostin replied: “I don’t care! She voted with Trump 92.9% of the time, and only took a stance when the insurrection happened.”

But as moderator Whoopi Goldberg argued: “That’s a pretty big stance.”

Hostin remained unconvinced. She cited more controversial elements of Cheney’s record, such as calling Vice President Kamala Harris’ hopes of addressing the US racial wealth gap “Marxist.”

“This is not the savior of democracy,” she added.

Behar pushed back, bringing up a Russian woman who was arrested after crashed an evening newscast with an anti-war sign.

“This is… obviously on a smaller level because her life is not at stake. But what she’s doing is brave, because she’s going against her own people,” Behar said. “That doesn’t mean that I would vote for her, or you would. But give her that, at least.”

After Hostin questioned Cheney’s bravery as “a wealthy woman,” Goldberg intervened once again.

“What matters to me is that someone from that end of the rope said, ‘Not this again,'” she said. “I would never vote for her, but I can appreciate somebody who stands up and says, ‘This isn’t right, and I do see that the emperor isn’t wearing clothes.'”

The View airs weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.

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