“The View” co-hosts got into a heated debate Friday over why so many Americans voted for President-elect Donald Trump.
Sunny Hostin argued that voters are uneducated, saying there’s something wrong with America since Trump won so decisively. Sara Haines fired back, calling Hostin’s argument “condescending.” She said Vice President Kamala Harris lost because the Democratic Party’s messaging didn’t connect with voters.
Haines said, “It’s condescending. The way that the left speaks to its voters, it really is. The message of not being educated, being dumb… I blame the messaging within the Democratic Party.” She added, “We need to be introspective. Why didn’t Kamala Harris resonate with voters? They were worried about their safety, while the left focused on defunding the police and bail reform.”
Haines continued, “They were focused on renaming schools, while people were saying, ‘Hey, people are destroying colleges. I paid for that.’” She also mentioned how the left downplayed the border crisis. “The bigger question is, why did people vote for Trump? It wasn’t because of racism. They voted for him because they needed help in their everyday lives.”
Hostin interrupted several times, arguing that the Democrats’ message was one of “joy and inclusiveness.” Joy Behar disagreed with Haines’ claim that most Trump voters weren’t racists or misogynists. “Oh wait, they’re gonna say, ‘I’m a racist and a misogynist’ in the exit polls?” Behar said.
Haines responded, “Every racist and misogynist voted for Trump, but not everyone who voted for him is a racist or a misogynist.” Behar agreed, adding that Trump won because people were fed up. “They swept every category and said, ‘No excuses this time.’ They lost everything.”
Hostin argued that Trump’s presidency will lead to more violence, environmental damage, and exploitation of workers. She also criticized Latino voters for supporting Trump, accusing them of “misogyny and sexism.”
Trump made significant gains among blue-collar workers, Latino, and black men in 2024. These groups were most concerned about the economy, an issue where Trump outpaced Harris by double digits.