On today's view Meghan McCain
lashed out against anyone who
thinks that the Republican Party is
the party of hate racism and qanon.
She's still functioning under this
assumption that
the Republican Party is full
of people who supported her father,
people who believe in liberty,
small government, but
the numbers actually say otherwise.
So first, let's give you
Sunny Hostin argument,
which Meghan McCain later responded
to, take a look.
>> I've said it over and
over again, this is the republican
party today, it is the mega party,
It's the QAnon party,
it's the Confederate flag
statue loving party.
It is the Trump party,
that is the party of today and
those that refuse to be a part of
that type of party gets censured,
get nasty letters from their
families, get ostracized.
That is what our country is
looking at today, the party of
white supremacy, the party that
the caries into the capital,
that is what we're looking at.
>> So Sunny Hostin is probably
referring to the fact that any
Republican lawmaker who voted to
impeach Donald Trump was retaliated
against in their home State.
State Republican parties have
denounced and censured all sorts of
Republican lawmakers for
Mitt Romney to Richard Burr.
I mean, it goes on and
on the list goes on and on.
And so Republican lawmakers
are terrified of ever holding
Trump accountable because
the second they do.
They have to deal with all sorts
of backlash and
retaliation from Republican
voters who overwhelmingly
still support Donald Trump.
In fact, everyone's like
now retaliating against Senate
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
who's carried water for
the Republican Party for
years who's done everything for
them legislative wins judicial
confirmations.
The list goes on and on.
He voted to acquit Donald Trump in
his second impeachment trial right
for inciting an insurrection.
But just because he gave a scathing
speech regarding Trump's behaviour,
there's backlash against him and
Sean Hannity is now calling for new
leadership in the Republican Party.
So when Sonny Halston makes that
argument, there's evidence to
back that up, but Meghan McCain,
she don't like that.
And so here's her response.
>> I think it's easy to say that
the Republican Party is only
the party of QAnon and all these
things if that's the truth,
and the Democratic Party
is the party of socialism and late
term abortion and canceled culture.
And no responsibility or
ramifications for any of
your actions and you can burn down
cities like Kenosha, and it's fine,
and there's no ramifications.
These are broad stroke platitudes,
I don't believe either are true.
I don't think Republicans
are simply QAnon supporters.
I don't think Democrats are simply
socialists and the thing that
I worry about right now is that we
are not using our intrepid values
to go forward and try and fight for
what's still good in this country.
And as long as we just keep going
back and forth on this,
there will be no resolution and
things will only get worse.
So I think the idea that that the
Republican Party is just one swath
is just not it's just not nuanced.
And the problem I have is the only
way to become a good republican is
to become a democrat according
to the media.
And I just I don't know what to do
anymore because I can't keep coming
on TV every day saying that we're
all Nazis and
Hitler salutes and whatever.
It's just not
intellectually honest.
>> Hmm, it's not intellectually
honest and apparently Meghan McCain
is the nuanced one here,
even though she listed a bunch
of things that the democratic
party doesn't support.
But nonetheless, I actually want
you to to take this I want you to
jump in first and respond to what
Meghan McCain claimed there with
her what about ism argument.
You're muted Aida.
>> That was the powers that be
trying to remind me not to go
ballistic.
[LAUGH] >> She's there.
The Democratic Party is the party
of socialism, late term abortions
and canceled culture.
So let's just look at that right
look at that and frame that versus
what we're talking about with
white supremacy violence.
I'm going to say things that
are unpopular and
I don't give a damn anymore.
We keep talking about John McCain
like John McCain was such a hero,
yeah, he was a veteran.
He's a hero, an American Republican
that did his duty.
He also didn't respect
the Martin Luther King holiday and
Arizona and fought against making
it a national holiday.
I always think that at the end
of the day when we talk about
the McCain's, we have to think that
this family is rooted in privilege.
And in all of the things that come
along and
the benefits of white supremacy and
racism in this country.
To say that the Democratic Party is
the party of socialism is
interesting while America
is a country that has a mixed
economy and benefits for
the benefits of socialism.
Are apparent and hear for
the people who are like
her that are wealthy and rich, and
they don't benefit everybody else.
I'm tired of people using the word
socialism as if it is something
that is not existent in America and
to something that is evil and bad.
And you can compare it to
white supremacy violence and
oppression and if you can.
Kancil culture happens on Twitter
and that is nothing it pales in
comparison to policing the bodies
of women.
And for even Whoopi Goldberg talked
about it when you talk about these
people who are constantly saying
that they are pro life and
they're anti abortion.
Is because that also supports white
supremacy and oppression and it
really affects marginalized people,
poor people.
And people who are in
the communities who don't have
access to privilege because these
people 100% have abortions.
You did never know about it because
they had the opportunity to jump
on a private jet go get it in
a different state and you'll
never hear about it because they
have the money to make it happen.
It's not because they
are not having abortions.
And so this pious, dignified reach
across the aisle thing that she's
speaking of, and how we'll never
find common ground and until we can
come on man with the ball,
right the Democratic Party is not
what we'd like it to be.
But the principles that is stands
on are the principles that make
things and grant access to
people like me and that come from
the communities that I come from.
Whereas the Republican Party is all
about shutting us all down,
cutting us off at the top and
making sure that we don't have
access to anything.
And they want to keep the rich rich
and they want to keep access and
everything that is good for them,
and it's just I'm tired of this.
I'm all over the place
because I'm so
angry with the fact that she gets
to be on television everyday and
insulting people who go to work and
provide her as with the things that
she needed during this pandemic.
They're not the same, yes,
the Republican Party,
they're what they stand for is BS.
And yes, the Democratic Party
has a problem with execution,
they say we believe in this,
we don't believe in this but
they're very Suck ass at executing
what they need to for the people.
But at least the beliefs are rooted
in things that say that I'm a human
being and
I can talk with these people and
furthermore Megan McCain,
Whoopi Goldberg.
Sani who's my Puerto Rican sister
and I love and she speaks truth to
power, the most that she can on
that television show.
These are wealthy individuals who
are making a lot of money,
they make a lot more money than you
and I.
They get an opportunity to go on
television and influence the
everyday working person with their
point of views and their opinions.
And they don't have to deal with
any of the issues that we have to
deal with whether there's Medicare
for all or
not they get paid a lot of money.
Whether we have a raise in
the minimum wage, they don't have
to worry about that.
So it's very easy for
Meghan McCain to sit her crunchy
ass on a soundstage every single
damn day of the week.
And does preach to the everyday
person when her ass was even lying
about the Black Lives Matter people
marching outside of her building.
And she wasn't even there because
she has the opportunity to flee
when the going gets rough.
So I want to hear what they
have to say when it comes to
the everyday people.
They can miss me with all that I'm
tired of these rich people,
people having these conversations
about everything else.
They have a conversation about
everybody else and
they don't have to deal with
everybody else's problems.
>> I mean, it's hard to add
anything to what you just said, but
I'll try because I mean your that
was a pretty comprehensive response
and just so on point.
QAnon has been treated as nothing
more than a fringe group within
the Republican Party.
But I don't know,
I'll give you this data and
you can decide for
yourself if this is fringe.
YouGov survey of 1500 US
citizens found that 30% of self
identified Republicans have
a favorable view of QAnon.
Now that's not the majority of
Republicans but
it's a significant chunk.
And then when you consider
the backlash that Republican
lawmakers faced when they voted to
impeach Donald Trump for
inciting an incerection, I mean,
Case Closed.
Only Republican senators who
are not seeking re-election or had
just been re-elected were willing
to vote to impeach Donald Trump.
Everyone else, they're terrified,
they're absolutely terrified
of Trump's base because
they want to empower trumpism,
trumpism is here to stay.
Megan, take a good hard look at
the party you represent,
acknowledge the truth,
we acknowledge the truth.
Democratic party is deeply
embarrassing and if, based on Megan
McCain's accusation the democratic
party represents socialism.
Well we got a democratic president,
and we have slim majorities and
both senators and
the house of representatives.
Where's the socialism because you
have Joe Biden wavering on passing
$15 an hour minimum wage, okay.
You have, by the way, Biden, met
with corporate leaders including
Jamie Diamond, a representative
from the US Chamber of Commerce
that happened last week.
He met up with his homeboys
not exactly the top representatives
of socialism in America.
I mean, what happened during the
Democratic primary, when it looked
like Bernie had a pretty good
chance of winning the nomination?
All of the moderate democrats
dropped out, coalesce,
made sure that Biden got the upper
hand when was able to win
the Democratic nomination.
I mean the idea like,
here's the thing,
we have evidence and we have data,
showing what the Republican Party
is, what it represents right now.
What she did was list a bunch of
nonsense and accuse Democrats of
being in favor of the Democratic
Party specifically being in favor
of socialism, late term abortion.
Let me tell you something,
women don't wait until they're in
their third trimester to decide to
have an abortion when they have
like a healthy pregnancy.
That's that doesn't happen.
Late term abortions are incredibly
rare and usually happen when
there are severe issues with either
the fetus or
the woman's life is in danger.
But she wouldn't know that because
it would require her to read and
understand data,
she doesn't like doing that.
I know from personal experience
with working with her in the past.
She also mentions Kenosha,
Wisconsin, where an under age right
winger shot and killed two people
and is facing criminal charges as a
result of as I wish she was talking
about when she mentioned Kenosha.
No she talked about how democrats
allegedly love
watching cities burned down and
that's also related to our argument
about cancel culture.
Because if you want to have
a discussion about cancel culture,
let's discuss Republicans like
Meghan McCain, who love to cancel
the lived experience of minorities
in this country.
They do it systematically,
they do it on a regular basis
on these shows where
they have these giant platforms.
Look, whenever you hear someone
with the trust fund fearmonger
about socialism,
understand that they're worried
about paying more in taxes.
Because God forbid her inherited
wealth gets taxed the appropriate
amount you know what?
What I want to hear is when I
hear people speaking of political
parties, they're speaking of
the party right.
They are not speaking of
the American people and so when she
sits up there with the virtual
signaling and, this is what I stand
for this is what I stand for.
This is what I stand for.
Who gives a broad like what do you
call cares?
What about the people?
Nobody is that this is why they
miss me with these conversations
because everybody's like, well,
the reason I like the Red Sox is
because the Red Sox have they but
they're batting this.
They have this many home runs
they have this many runs.
The reason I support the Yankees is
what about the American people and
that's the disconnect.
Because when you talk about
late term abortions, which you can
afford to have and live.
And you are talking about that and
demonizing it without even taking
a moment to acknowledge that
someone in the lower income
community who can possibly die if
they have a baby.
Or they have complications,
they don't even have access to have
that because it's been taken away
from then.
It's just so
tone deaf, look, you will never get
me as a Republican or
as a Democrat when you're talking
about only affects your bank,
it only benefits you, that's it.
And that's why I don't want to
have conversations with these
republicans because all they talk
about is this us.
Right when Joe Biden responded to
Texas, he responded to Texas,
not just the democrats in Texas.
But Donald Trump really perpetuated
this and it's gotten worse and
now they only care about the people
who think just like them and
that is very un-American.
That is very un American.
If you only support the rights of
American people who think like you,
you are perpetuating the thought of
those in other countries that
we criticize all the time
in this country.
I don't want to hear that stuff
from these people, they are full of
it, it's just full of it, she don't
care about anybody, but herself.