The confirmations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to HHS and Tulsi Gabbard to DNI despatched ABC Information’s Pleasure Behar over the sting throughout Friday’s version of The View. She turned so unhinged that she cooked up an unfounded conspiracy concept that the rationale so many GOP lawmakers had voted to verify President Trump’s nominees was as a result of he was threatening to kill their them and their households. And she or he was severe about it.
She kicked off their Valentines Day episode with no love misplaced for outgoing Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who she blamed for Trump getting elected once more. “There was just one GOP senator who voted ‘no,’ the soon-to-be-retired Mitch McConnell, the person who received us into this mess,” she decried.
Her whining continued: “He stole a supreme court docket seat from Obama, voted to acquit Trump after the rebel, and even endorsed him for president once more. Thanks for nothing, Mitch. Do not let the door hit you on the way in which out.”
Additional within the section, faux Republican Ana Navarro defined that McConnell was solely capable of oppose these nominations as a result of he’s retiring and “has no concern of retribution from Donald Trump. Whereas, all people else is petrified of him and toeing the road.”
However Behar had her personal bonkers conspiracy concept: that Trump was threatening to kill their households.
“Anyone stated they have been afraid for his or her lives and in addition the lives of their kids and their wives. It is not simply not being re-elected. It is bodily threats that go on,” she proclaimed with out proof.
Including: “All I can say is get your vaccines now, America.”
At one level, fake impartial Sara Haines stated the affirmation of RFK Jr. made her “actually nervous.” “RFK Jr. is frightening to me as a result of loads of issues we have talked about, vaccinations however we’re additionally seeing an enormous uptick of well being issues,” she argued, despite the fact that he’d solely been on the job for a few day.
“How do you suppose RFK goes to deal with fowl flu? Simply run over the chickens after which cook dinner them? Or what? What’s he going to do?” Behar quipped. “Depart them in Central Park,” chimed in fake conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin.
On the confirmations, Sunny Hostin opined: “I do not even know what to say, like, we in bother. Like, that is dangerous.”
The transcript is beneath. Click on “broaden” to learn:
ABC’s The View
February 14, 2025
11:02:17 a.m. JapaneseJOY BEHAR: So, here is the story. Two of Trump’s most controversial cupboard nominees have been confirmed, Tulsi Gabbard is our new director of Nationwide Intelligence and RFK Jr. is the top of Well being and Human Providers. There was just one GOP senator who voted “no,” the quickly to be retired Mitch McConnell, the person who received us into this mess.
He stole a supreme court docket seat from Obama, voted to acquit Trump after the rebel, and even endorsed him for president once more. Thanks for nothing, Mitch. Do not let the door hit you on the way in which out.
[Laughter and applause]
So, women, what do you consider these confirmations?
SARA HAINES: I am actually nervous — about the entire package and caboodle however RFK Jr. is frightening to me as a result of loads of issues we have talked about, vaccinations however we’re additionally seeing an enormous uptick of well being issues.
(…)
11:06:55 a.m. Japanese
BEHAR: How do you suppose RFK goes to deal with fowl flu? Simply run over the chickens after which cook dinner them? Or what? What’s he going to do?
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: Depart them in Central Park.
SUNNY HOSTIN: I do not even know what to say like, we in bother.
[Laughter]
Like, that is dangerous. [Makes a distressed face]
[Applause]
(…)
11:08:43 a.m. Japanese
ANA NAVARRO: However you understand why was Mitch McConnell capable of do it now? As a result of now he has no concern of retribution from Donald Trump.
BEHAR: Yeah, that is proper.
NAVARRO: Whereas, all people else is petrified of him and toeing the road.
BEHAR: Anyone stated they have been afraid for his or her lives and in addition the lives of their kids and their wives. It is not simply not being re-elected. It is bodily threats that go on. All I can say is get your vaccines now, America.
