Sara Haines puts hand up during another disagreement with Sunny Hostin on “The View: ”'You're missing my whole point'
Hostin and Haines have engaged in several heated debates since Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.
Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin once again butted heads on The View over issues that spoke to voters in the 2024 presidential election.
On Tuesday's episode, the panelists reacted to liberal congressional politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's public call for Americans to explain to her why, if applicable, they voted for her lower on the ballot and for Donald Trump in the presidential race at the polls on Nov. 5.
After Hostin, 56, doubled down on her previously expressed thoughts that the election should have been a matter of character and morals, Haines, 47, passionately defended the idea that those who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris should expand their expectations to reflect on why Trump might've resonated with a wider swath of voters over select issues.
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Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin on 'The View'"I would never model myself after what they've done," Haines told her colleague, who reminded her that "they're winning" after Republicans largely dominated on Election Day. "Nope, they may have won, but that does not change, as Kamala Harris said, my values and what I vote for," Haines replied.
"But these people didn't vote for character, did they?" Hostin asked. "No, they didn't," Haines continued. "But, I did. And that's why I would say that when I see things that are our of touch with what I thought was going on, I will always look inward. It's just the way I am, it's what I learn in church, it's what I learn from my parents. I will not change my viewpoint because it didn't win this election, but I will open my ears to people that said, 'I have issues too, and they're different from yours, and this is why.'"
Haines elaborated, praising Ocasio-Cortez for gathering information that pointed to people saying that both politicians "seem to care about the working class," albeit in different ways.
"We sit here not voting for Donald Trump saying, 'Huh?' But, there's a point there, because there were millions and millions of people that felt heard, and that's what I'm trying to lock into. It won't change my stance — or maybe it will, I'm open to someone trying to convince me," Haines added, with Hostin jumping in to ask, "That Trump is good for people?"
Haines then raised her hand toward Hostin across the table, telling her, "If that's what you're hearing, you're missing my whole point."
Hostin confirmed, "I am!" before Haines attempted to break down her perspective.
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"My bigger point here is that I am listening to a lot of people," she said. "This will not be the end of anything I want to fight for, but I will look back because I played sports through college, and you never ignore the tapes of the game and just say, 'They cheated.' You look at the game, you assess it, and you go forward."
The moment came as the latest in a growing number of disagreements among the cohosts in the aftermath of the election, after the panel spent months aligning on their mutual disdain for Trump and his policies leading up to his third consecutive bid for the White House.
Hostin drew tense responses to a question she posed to the Hot Topics table last week, asking "What's wrong with America?" after Trump triumphed, with Haines pushing back against using "the message of not being educated, being dumb, and [asking] what's wrong with America."
The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC.
