Former ‘The View’ Host SHREDS Show’s Current Cast: ‘Absolute Brainwashing’

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who once graced the set of ABC’s “The View,” unleashed a scathing review of her old show on Fox News. This followed the controversial appearance of White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre amid growing concerns about President Biden’s ability to finish his term.

Biden’s announcement to drop out of the race, made via an official letter on Sunday, set the stage for a heated presidential race between the likely Democrat nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump. The absence of a White House briefing for days following Biden’s announcement drew a fair amount of criticism and speculation about the administration’s approach to media engagement.

“Unfortunately, it was a misuse of the platform of ‘The View’ table, which, reminding everyone, is called ‘The View,’ meaning their view only,” Hasselbeck said to Fox News’ Martha MacCallum. “Where were the questions? Absolute misuse, disappointing, not surprising, of course, that there was no follow through.”

“This is where it all begins and unfortunately the very stage and table that calls for choice all the time wants to sit there and by the mouth of Whoopi Goldberg, a friend of mine, and I tell this to her face to face, is bullying her viewers into voting for Kamala based on the fact that she’s a female,” Hasselbeck went on. She described it as an “absolutely ignorant strategy” and said she hopes that viewers would either “decide to tune out or actually tune in to what’s going on at that table.”

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“What they have there is an opportunity to ask KJP some actual questions … no follow-ups. It was really disappointing, not surprising.” The former co-host criticized the show for turning into a promotional platform for Harris’s campaign, calling it the “first advertisement for the left.” She finished, “I hope that the next time they have a candidate on that stage that is left-leaning that they actually pose some decent questions and follow-ups because their viewers deserve that.”

“On the messaging to us, to the press corps, it’s been nine days since there’s been a briefing. The President obviously published his letter officially on Sunday, withdrawing from the race,” CNN’s Kayla Tausche asked on Wednesday. “Why go on television to make your first comments about that decision?”

“No, I appreciate that. We’ve always had a protocol here,” said Jean-Pierre. “When the President’s not here, we don’t do a briefing. That’s just the way that we’ve always, it’s always happened. The interview that I did yesterday was on the books for about two, three weeks. It was way before, way before the President made his decision.”

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Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden’s decision not to seek re-election wasn’t due to any reservations about serving another term. While she dodged specific questions about the reasons behind his withdrawal, she assured reporters that Biden would clarify his motives in an upcoming Oval Office address. However, for months, she and other White House executives have dismissed claims that Biden has been dealing with age-related health issues.

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