Her co-host called the comments “insulting.”
QUICK FACTS:
- “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin made headlines when she compared Republican women to “roaches.”
- Hostin said that white suburban women are like “roaches voting for Raid” regarding voting for Republicans.
- According to Hostin, the issue of abortion should be at the forefront of women’s minds going into the 2022 midterm elections.
- The host was immediately interrupted by fellow host Alyssah Farah Griffin who called her comments “insulting” and said it was an issue of respecting democracy.
THE HOST’S COMMENTS:
- “What’s also surprising to me is the abortion issue. I read a poll just yesterday that White Republican suburban women are now going to vote Republican,” Hostin said, appearing to refer to surveys showing White women backing Republicans in 2022. “It’s almost like roaches voting for Raid [roach spray], right?”
- “They’re voting against their own self-interest. Do they want to live in Gilead?” she said, making an oft-used reference to the dystopian TV series and novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
- “Do we love democracy or not because just saying that, it’s insulting to the voter,” Farah Griffin shot back. “People make decisions about what’s right for their families. And the idea that you should have a say for everyone else’s vote…You had a different view on abortion not that long ago, and you evolved on it,” Griffin added.
BACKGROUND:
- Earlier this year, The View was forced to formally apologize to Turning Point USA for comments made by Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar insinuating that they had let “nazis” into their conference.
- The statement was found to be false and show host Sarah Haines read corrections on the issue a few days later, delivering formal apologies.
