The harpies of The View spiraled into a panic on Monday over the prospect Joe Biden “could lose” a presidential debate with Donald Trump which would “legitimize” the former president.
Co-host Alyssa Farah-Griffin first argued in favor of a debate, but said “fact-checking” in real time would be critical to counter Trump.
But co-host Sarah Haines disagreed, saying Trump’s personality would overshadow Biden.
“I disagree with you, actually,” Haines replied. “I say that because normally, my gut would tell me it’s good for democracy. I caveat that with, if we do not know these two men as well as we do, it would be more important for them to be debating.”
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“The problem is, for the reasons you just spelled out, Donald Trump comes on and without – I wish they would put him in phone booths and cut mics after a certain amount of time because, in addition to the fact-checking, he over-talks, gaslights, and everything else. So oftentimes, the comparison to Donald Trump makes anyone look less-than on some level,” Haines said.
Co-host Sunny Hostin likewise argued that Biden should not debate Trump because that would “legitimize” the former president.
“I don’t need to see someone who has been twice-impeached and is a disgrace and a one-term president with 91 counts facing him. I think it legitimizes him, I don’t need to be gaslit by Trump,” Hostin said.
“We all know who he is. We know what he stands for, we also know that Biden debated him twice and just, like, sort of mopped the floor with him. I don’t think you give him that type of platform,” she added.
Co-host Sarah Haines also warned that, “Biden can lose, he can lose in a debate. Trump will not. The people supporting Trump will support him whether he’s there or not. Biden makes one mistake, and the people who are undecided are out.”
Trump earlier this month challenged Biden to a debate as polls show an overwhelming majority of Americans are concerned about Biden’s declining mental acuity.
“I’d like to debate him now because we should debate. We should debate for the good of the country,” Trump said.
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