Former The View co-host Meghan McCain

MSNBC host Chris Hayes tarred the GOP as a threat to the American republic itself in a hostile monologue against Republicans Thursday night. "The Republican Party as a whole, as an institution in American political life, is a continuing threat to the republic, even if some of its members did the right thing when called to against great odds and great pressure," Hayes claimed on the June 22 broadcast. He praised some Republicans who affirmed the results of the 2020 presidential election: "…a few people, more than a handful, a few people faced with the great moral test, who acted with integrity, and ultimately, that’s what saved or democracy." The MSNBC host juxtaposed the Republicans who stood against former President Donald Trump contesting the election with the larger American conservative movement: "The distance between the genuine individual integrity that [Arizona House Speaker] Rusty Bowers showed and the nature of this broader force that no one, not even Donald Trump, really, truly controls. Because in the end, the whole is greater and worse than the sum of its parts. And the whole really is, right now, a mortal threat to our democracy." nam Hayes has a history of hyperbolic rhetoric that has put the accuracy of his reporting in question. He infamously appeared to mischaracterize a viral video of an NYPD arrest as a "kidnapping" to his millions of Twitter followers in 2020. NBC News correspondent Tom Winter corrected him in a public statement on Twitter: "It could also be undercover detectives from a warrant squad making an arrest with probable cause for someone wanted for 5 specific crimes wearing visible weapons and vests in a car immediately surrounded by uniformed police officers with NYPD written on the back." Hayes has also condemned right-leaning rhetoric about free speech amid Elon Musk's battle for Twitter as somehow being cover for use of authoritarian agendas, claiming: "This active desire to own a press, to control freedom of the press, from some on the right, to control who gets to speak and how under the guise of free speech."

On Thursday, "The View" co-host Joy Behar asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre how to convince Americans that skyrocketing inflation and gas prices were not President Biden's fault. "The case has been made that inflation is an intractable problem around the world. We talk about it here all the time, and not just in a crisis in the states but in the eyes of many voters, ‘the buck stops with the president,’ to paraphrase Harry Truman. But with the president's handling of inflation and the economy hitting lows in recent polls, how do you make the case to voters that his economic policies are working, that it's not his fault, that inflation is a worldwide problem, that the gas prices are not Joe Biden's fault? How do you do that?" Behar asked. Jean-Pierre emphasized that it was a "global challenge" and that it was connected to "Russia's war." "When the president walked into the White House over a year ago, the economy was tanking, schools were closed, small businesses were shutting down," she said, adding that the president needed to address issues relating to the pandemic. "Another thing he was able to do was pass the American Rescue Plan, his plan that only Democrats voted for and now you fast-forward to today, we do have some unique strengths, we do have a strong economy." Jean-Pierre claimed that when people "look at their household balance sheets, it is strengthened in a way because of what the president has done." She said that the economy was in a transition and that "we're going through that transition to be more in a stable, steady growth, and that's how we believe we'll be able to fight inflation." Co-host Sara Haines asked the press secretary about the president's decision to call on Congress to pass a gas tax holiday. "Anything helps," Jean-Pierre said, adding: "18 cents per gallon is going to make a difference for many." She noted that Biden also called on states to lift their gas taxes. "The president has been working for the past several months on doing everything that he can to give relief. We have to remember how we got here, what is the cause, you know, Putin’s war, we call it Putin’s tax hike has caused gas prices to go up $2 per gallon," she said. The New York Times reported earlier in June that many Democrats were voicing private concerns over Biden's leadership ability ahead of 2024, with some believing that he "should be cut loose." Former Obama White House adviser David Axelrod told the paper that Biden's age would be a "major issue" going in to the 2024 presidential race. "The president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major issue," he told the outlet. Behar said Axelrod should "keep his mouth shut" about the president's age. CNN's Don Lemon interviewed Jean-Pierre recently and asked if there were concerns over the president's mental fitness. Jean-Pierre laughed off the question and said that it wasn't something anyone should be asking. "That is not a question that we should be even asking," she said. "Just look at the work he does. And look how he's delivering for the American public."

Whoopi Goldberg called for lower taxes during Wednesday's episode of "The View," saying that before the change in tax codes, people had "a little extra in their pocket." During a discussion about Beyoncé's new song, "Break my soul," and the minimum wage, co-host Joy Behar said that the minimum wage should be $26 an hour "if they kept up with inflation." In her new single, Beyoncé sings about quitting her job and being worked too hard. "Work by nine/Then off past five/And they work my nerves/That's why I cannot sleep at night," she sings. "So people are frustrated with their jobs, you know? People have had it and they're quitting, but of course, if everybody quits, we don't have much of an economy, so we hope people find a better job. Doesn't this force the employers to give people more money?" Behar continued. Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed and said "pay people their value." Lindsey Granger cautioned listeners to not quit their jobs if they're not in a good financial position. "What you really need to be fighting for, is you need to be fighting for less taxes because before the tax laws changed people had a little extra in their pocket," Goldberg said. "We need to change these tax laws because they're full of boo." The hosts noted a connection between Beyoncé's new song and the theory of the "Great Resignation." The "Great Resignation" describes the idea that people were voluntarily leaving their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Behar and her fellow hosts slammed former Trump officials on Friday's episode of "The View." She appeared to dig at frequent guest hosts of the show, Stephanie Grisham and Alyssa Farah, and described them as "recovering addicts." "These people who are now all, like, recovering addicts — recovering addicts in the Trump world that come on, even on this show. They come on this show, and they go on other shows and they're suddenly turning on Trump," Behar said.

ABC's "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin said Tuesday that Republicans have blocked legislation put forth by the Biden administration in an effort to curb inflation, lower gas prices and address the baby formula crisis. "I've said often, you know, what is the Republican Party's platform, because they don't run on solutions necessarily, they run on problems. So they block a lot of the Biden administration's legislation that is trying to solve our problems, like inflation, trying to solve our gas price problems, trying to solve the baby formula problems. They vote against all of those bills. Now we sort of know what the platform is," she said. "The View" hosts were discussing the Texas GOP's platform, including a vote on Texas seceding and strong opposition to gun control. Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX., was booed at the Texas GOP convention over negotiating with other senators in an effort to pass gun control legislation. Hostin said, "if you're interested in the Affordable Care Act, if you're interested in universal pre-k, if you're interested in lowering inflation, if you're interested in healthcare, elder care, then you vote Democrat." Guest host Lindsey Granger argued that the Texas GOP's platform was "not indicative of the entire Republican Party." She said that "universally, we support background checks, universally, 70% of Americans support gay marriage," she said. Hostin contended that Republican senators would never vote for background checks. "We're supporting background checks and we're taking steps because like we said the other day, we're not going to let perfect bet the enemy of good. And we have good gun reform on the table, with red flag laws and background checks that is supported and so we should start with that," Granger said. "Limited background checks," Hostin said. Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar have shifted blame from Biden and his administration with regard to inflation, gas prices and the baby formula crisis. Goldberg said on May 18 that gas prices weren't high because of "anything that Biden did" and that it was just going to be something he absorbs. She also said the baby formula shortage was not on him. The House passed two bills in an effort to address the baby formula shortage in May, one passed 414-9 and one passed 231-192. Only 12 Republicans voted with the majority on the second bill because, they argued, it lacked a solution to the problem. The bill provides $28 million in emergency funds to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) so that they can address future shortages and the current shortage. It also includes efforts to "prevent fraudulent products from entering the United States market."

"The View" host Joy Behar claimed Monday that Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery, was a good day to remember that Black Americans’ voting rights were being "systematically" stripped away. Sara Haines admitted to feeling "silly" about being ignorant about the holiday until recent years and said she now felt that Juneteenth was a more important day for all Americans to celebrate than Independence Day. "We were celebrating Fourth of July which was freedom of America, when freedom of American people didn't happen until Juneteenth, so in some ways the celebration feels more authentic on Juneteenth," she argued. Joy Behar agreed, blaming their lack of knowledge on American education. "Well, I didn’t know about it either. I mean, I confess I was unaware of it. Which shows you, how lacking our history is in this country," she started to say. The host went on to claim, without offering any proof, that this day was a good reminder that voting rights were being "systematically taken away" from African-Americans and other people groups in this country. "You know, we should be aware on a day like this that voting rights are being systematically taken away from African-Americans and other people too in this country," she claimed. "You got to be very, very careful. You can celebrate the day, which we do, but there are very important issues at stake here, this year. So it’s a good day to reflect on that, I think," Behar offered. Despite expressing concern about voting rights and democracy being threatened, Behar and her colleagues have repeatedly attacked any opposition to the Democratic Party agenda. Last September, Joy Behar complained that Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., were "enemies" of democracy for sometimes voting with Republicans. Two weeks ago, the hosts attacked the Electoral College as a "rigged idea" "based in slavery." "The View" hosts have also repeatedly called for "getting rid of" the Republican Party.

"The View" co-host Joy Behar said Monday that the show "changed" when former President Donald Trump was elected, adding that before him, they "used to have more laughs." During Monday's episode, "The View" hosts discussed the show's reunion special that is set to air on Hulu on Monday. After playing a preview of the special, during which the original hosts talked about the public criticism of the show, co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked the hosts about how social media changed the show and "life as we know it." "I think that this show really took a change when Trump got in, 'cause we used to have more laughs before he got into office," Behar said. Co-host Sara Haines added that Trump was "great material" for Behar. "He's good material for comedians but I mean he became so scary as a leader, whatever he is, as somebody who is such a threat to democracy, that it became very important that we convey what we felt and thought and read about to the audience. And so it became a completely different show. But that's what happens," Behar said. Co-host Sunny Hostin said social media and Trump "unleashed" some "meanness" from viewers and said that she took Goldberg's advice and stopped reading hateful comments. Ana Navarro said that the show had very "loyal viewers." "They remember the stuff you said last month, they remember the stuff you said last year, so try to be a hypocrite and try to change and you better give them an explanation," she said. Goldberg said that she "left the social media stuff alone" when she came to "The View." "The View" hosts appeared to dig at frequent guest hosts of the show, Alyssa Farah and Stephanie Grisham, who both worked in the Trump administration, during Friday's episode. "Exactly. These people who are now all, like, recovering addicts — recovering addicts in the Trump world that come on, even on this show. They come on this show, and they go on other shows and they're suddenly turning on Trump," Behar said during a discussion about the Jan. 6 hearings.