Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin are sharp with each other during a tense political debate

Tensions between the cohosts of The view have flared up a bit more than usual lately. In Monday's episode of the live talk show (October 14th), the first “Hot Topic” of the day was, as usual, the current state of affairs in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The reporting Harris' performance included the fact that the polls between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have become closer The view sparked much controversy after she failed to immediately draw a clear contrast between herself and current President Joe Biden, and that the media portrayal was arguably unbalanced when it came to reporting on the two candidates' personal and policy differences.

The conversation between Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin became particularly tense as the latter explained what she thinks Harris needs to do to improve her campaign, while Hostin insists the campaign has been “flawless” so far.

Griffin began by saying, “The Harris campaign needs to step up the fear factor… They don't feel like they have a killer instinct…” I'm scared to death. This is a really close race. I think it's important that we acknowledge this within a few weeks.” She then suggested that the campaign needed to send out surrogates to speak to specific voters in specific demographic groups.

Hostin disagreed, praising Harris' campaign as successful because she “made people believe in her” and backed that up with diligent donations. However, Hostin believes that Harris has instead fallen victim to unfair reporting tactics, stating: “I think we have the press to blame for a lot of this… (Whoopi Goldberg) You always say you don't believe in polls? I'm with you now because I read the press. At first it was like, “Kamala isn’t doing enough press.” Then she goes on this big press tour. She was here with us. I thought she was fantastic. She caused the crowd to go wild. It was electric. CNN's (Headline): “Democrats Are Getting Worried.” Axios, “Blue Wall Blues,” Fox, “Dems Are Scared to Death.” No, the Democrats are not afraid of death. The Democrats are thrilled.

“I would like the press to talk a little more about Trump going into hiding.” He didn’t do that 60 minutes Interview. He doesn't want to have another debate. He is in mental decline. Obama's speech in Pittsburgh was riveting, but instead of talking about it, let's talk about what he said to black men before the speech. I think the media needs to do a much better job than what they’re doing.”

Ana Navarro agreed with Hostin about the quality of the campaign, while Sara Haines disagreed with Hostin's assessment and expressed frustration with Harris' response to Hostin's own question about how she differs from Biden. Although Harris eventually said she would appoint a Republican to her Cabinet and that she had had different experiences, she initially said there was “nothing” that set her apart, and Harris critics have continually amplified that quote ever since. “

Griffin said: “I think this idea of ​​change is really important because the public is turning against his policies, whether you love Joe Biden or not.”

Goldberg vehemently disagreed with this point, saying: “You did not oppose his policies. They opposed this fake news that he was too old.”

“The reality is that the majority of voters didn’t want Joe Biden back,” Griffin insisted with some fervor. “So she has to signal that she is different.”

“No, that’s statistics. “Those are facts,” Hostin replied. “The Biden administration has been one of the most successful administrations in decades.”

“Successful is a relative term,” Griffin argued before Goldberg called for a break.

When they came back from the commercial break, things seemed to have calmed down a bit, but Hostin stood her ground, saying, “We're not going to see Kamala Harris snubbing Joe Biden because they've been working in lockstep.” She's extremely loyal. And in my opinion they had one of the best and most successful governments in decades, and the facts back that up.”

“We all want Donald Trump to lose, and I think that means in the next few weeks we're talking about things that are realities that we have to deal with,” Griffin emphasized. “According to ABC polls, 74% of Americans want Kamala Harris to take a new direction. 65% believe it will be, but they believe it will be a continuation of Biden policies.”

After some input from the other cohorts, things became acrimonious again between Hostin and Griffin, as Griffin attempted to claim the final say on the matter, saying, “She has to walk a tightrope and talk about what she plans to do.” , will not be done now. Lay out her proactive vision that she's implementing today, she's been doing it for weeks, but let it be heard, make it clear to people what she stands for, which is different than Biden, and at the same time really attacks him. She can’t just rely on surrogate mothers being out there….”

Then Hostin chimed in with her own demand, saying, “Why don’t we start talking about Donald Trump?”

“We do that every day on this show!” Griffin said, laughing.

“We don’t have his medical records,” Hostin added, despite some side conversations. “We have hers, and she is the epitome of good health.”

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