Meghan McCain‘s bad week continued this morning on The View when the gotcha question she asked White House press secretary Jen Psaki backfired.
John McCain’s daughter demanded to know how President Biden reopening a HHS facility was any different from Donald Trump separating kids from their parents in detention centers.
Biden reopened the facility because there are still hundreds of children whose parents have not been located after they were taken from them by the Trump administration. At the time Trump left office, there were still 611 children whose parents could not be found.
Psaki very politely put McCain in her place.
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“It is absolutely not the same thing, Meghan. We are not ripping children from the arms of their parents,” she explained. “That is horrible and something we saw in the last administration.”
She then went on to say that the Biden administration is committed to figuring out “how to treat them humanely and keep them safe” and not just lock them up in cages indefinitely as the Trump administration did.
Psaki continued, “And in a time of COVID, that means we needed to open an additional facility so we had to have educational services, so we could have legal services and medical and health services and have those kids there treated humanely until we can find proper homes, family placements for these kids.”
Then she called the situation is “incredibly difficult” and “heart-wrenching” but said it was “the best decision we could make to keep these kids safe until we can get them to the right places and the right homes.”
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Not satisfied with the answer and clearly not understanding the complex nuances of the situation, McCain rudely said, “I just want to know are you or are you not detaining children in a different facility.”
To which Psaki responded by informing her that the facility has been completely “revamped” and “redone” and again reiterated that it takes time to find safe homes for roughly 600 displaced children.
“We can’t send them directly to families that haven’t been vetted,” Psaki said, adding that the Biden administration has put an end to the practice of separating children from parents at the border.
.@PressSec defends Biden admin’s decision to reopen a migrant facility for unaccompanied children, telling @TheView it’s “absolutely not the same” as Trump’s policy and was “best decision” to “keep these kids safe”: “We are not ripping children from the arms of their parents.” pic.twitter.com/OFFOV7ty7C
— The View (@TheView) February 25, 2021
Here’s how folx have been responding to the heated exchange…
… And once again, Jen Psaki debunking Meghan McCain’s dubious right wing talking points. #TheView pic.twitter.com/GN2ANF2Lwr
— Chantay B. ?? (@iamchanteezy) February 25, 2021
Jen Psaki is handling Meghan McCain like a boss. #theview
— Santaner (@MrCalv) February 25, 2021
Jen Psaki taking Meghan McCain down with simple semantics. So refreshing to have a press secretary who doesn’t rely on untruths. pic.twitter.com/6RZxzt3fo8
— SS (@Smooshiest) February 25, 2021
Meghan McCain actually makes you miss the intellect of Elizabeth Hasselbeck on The View.
— W. M. (@Minuteman04) February 25, 2021
The squirrels in Meghan McCain's head really thought she was going to outsmart @PressSec Jen Psaki. ???? #TheView pic.twitter.com/jP6PIhE9gb
— ClockOutWars (@clockoutwars2) February 25, 2021
Im just sitting here waiting for Meghan McCain to do the 3 foot "Marie Antoinette " hairstyle complete with birds nests.
— Renee Libby ?? (@ReneeAlida) February 25, 2021
Why does #TheView allow #MeghanMcCain to disrespect the guests? Her constant anger, ignorance & refusal to listen when others are speaking is really disgraceful! Please correct this or let her off her contract so Barbara Walter’s legacy won’t be permanently destroyed! pic.twitter.com/bx3cpgLbuH
— Marty & mom ??????? (@colleengrott) February 25, 2021
And AGAIN, Meghan McCain was JUST FINE with kids being in CAGES during Trump's CORRUPT and EVIL reign! SHUT UP!!! #TheView @MeghanMcCain
— Wayne Pittman, Jr. ? ????????? (@Sony12Play) February 25, 2021
Jen Psaki nicely shutdown Meghan McCain with her dubious Republican talking points. #TheView pic.twitter.com/HIAU51Z2Pn
— Chantay B. ?? (@iamchanteezy) February 25, 2021
Yeah so the press secretary-Jen Psaki- just had to put Meghan McCain in her place because Meghan is such a horrid person. LAWD. #TheView needs to get rid of her. There are other conservatives they can choose from. She is so rude. Geez
— Sue Scoby (@SueScoby) February 25, 2021
Meghan McCain is DEFINITELY having a bad week. From the hair, makeup and constantly being read and dragged on social media. #TheView pic.twitter.com/dUyKPClvPe
— Chantay B. ?? (@iamchanteezy) February 25, 2021
NEW: Jen Psaki politely schools The View’s Meghan McCain after she rants about Biden putting kids in 'cages'
— Save The Democracy (BLM)??? (@DemocracyInn) February 25, 2021
Is Meghan McCain doing this to herself? I don’t understand ? #TheView pic.twitter.com/hblqmkDI4W
— VIVA? (@chilerojoviva) February 25, 2021
Every time #TheView starts treading, I know Meghan McCain said some stupid sh*t again.
— Runnergal “Vote Like Black Women” ??? (@BlueWave215) February 25, 2021
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Cam
The big lie about Meghan McCain is that she is moderate.
Her husband, with help financially from Meghan runs a right wing bigoted website and Meghan regularly pushes out whatever garbage conspiracy he is writing about onto the View’s audience.
She also endorsed Capital Riot supporter Josh Hawley for president on the DAY the mob attacked the U.S. Capital.
ABC executives much be far right fanatics to keep wanting her to lie to their audience.
Unlikely
She gets The View trending on Twitter, and sites lick this buzzing about the show; she isn’t going anywhere.
Cam
Except ratings were higher when she was out on maternity leave, and she get’s The View trending with people saying they won’t watch while she’s on.
Creamsicle
So is this her changing the headline from karen-demanding to jump the vaccine priority? You know, in stark contrast to her late father who refused to be released from a Vietcong war prison out of sequence because of his father’s status in the States?
Maybe she really does deserve priority. Obesity is a major risk factor for covid-19 complications.
HenryHawke
Meghan McCain is a total disgrace and destroys her father’s reputation every time she opens her mouth.
scotshot
Many forget McCain was a member of the Keating Five and participant is a few other not-so-honorable hijinks while in office.
jayceecook
*looks at those photos of MC*
And I thought I was built like a linebacker.
amanwithanedge
ding ding ding. game over, Jen wins. oh and Meghan, you look silly with that Zsa Zsa Gabor hair don’t.
customartist
Except Zsa Zsa’s hair pieces matched her natural hair.
HankHarris
WTF is going on with her hair lately? seriously the only thing worth clutching our pearls over. She’s worthless and has no relevancy.
dougie
That hair – right?! Looks like she’s interviewing for the madam position in a cheap 1960’s whorehouse. And her politics are just reprehensible. Somebody remind me why she has a job on TV?
BoomerMyles
The View is supposed to be a news program. Why doesn’t the show run a disclaimer when she speaks that she funds her husbands extreme right wing xenophobic homophobic website and hashes his garbage talking points on the show.
And then she bulldozed over Sunny’s turn.
I thought meghan was a friend of Biden’s.
Why is she perpetuating lies trying to sink his administration?
man5996853
McCain is a ridiculous C unt. Period.
dhmonarch89
I LOATH McCain! Haven’t watched since she came back from maternity leave. DITCH THE BITCH ALREADY!
garybw
What qualifies her to be on any show?
jayceecook
They needed a conservative on the show. Plus, her father probably had an influence. Also, before her father ran for president she was an independent who leaned republican and was often critical of the GOP. But that MC doesn’t exist anymore.
whatsaywhat
The same thing that qualifies her to behave like a sulky, judgmental, entitled little b*tch:
She’s a white girl in America with a powerful & connected father.
jayceecook
@whatsaywhat you mean her father’s legacy? I mean you know he’s dead right?
whatsaywhat
@jayceecook C*ntpig got hired on when he was still alive.
Cam
When she was hired, her father was a senior member of the committee that oversaw all telecommunications issues in the country. Including television. It was beneficial for ABC to have his daughter as an employee.
BLAKENOW
I’ll take Ana Navarro for the win ….
QJ201
omg that tweet about the hair and makeup…
How many junior high slumber party looks can she feature in a week?
rbernard
Meghan McCain talks way too much and by doing so, removes all doubt about her being a person to take seriously.
When considering her distracting hair do and array of dumb questions, she purposely projects herself as a modern day concubine doing her damnedest to imitate a harlot from a 1960s James Bond movie.
jerjn
Meghan McCain’s opinion would matter if only it mattered.
GayEGO
No surprise here, Meghan shares her views with her late husband – John McCain who was against marriage equality!
DaddyRob
Hahaha true. She does. Remember, if she is about to lose an argument she retorts with, “My father…”
tjack47
Firstly, I don’t care if she wears drag queen wigs. I don’t care about that, see, I thought we were better than that. Secondly, at least she has the balls to say what she thinks.
However, as a liberal, her behavior has worsened on the show. I can see the exasperation in the faces of the other women. One, and I do mean one, thing I can say about her is she’s tried to explain to the other ladies with other views that we can’t just ignore that 70,000,000 people voted for Trump. She’s saying it behooves us not to paint them all with a broad brush. We ignore them at our own peril. She’s right, and she’s saying the truth. That’s how Trump won in 2016. Most of the other Republicans the show’s had were milquetoast.
Cam
When will you trolls learn that you don’t fool anybody when you come on here and say “Oh, I’m a liberal” before you then back up everything some right wing nut says?
DaddyRob
The Left hates Megatron and the Right hates Megatron. Why doesn’t the Arizona Princess get fired or just quit? No one likes her. I remember her bragging about saying she was for LGBT rights, yet she married a biphobic, homophobic, and transphobic husband. Yeah, I’m going to call Megatron a liar.
CityguyUSA
As I recall the judge told the President he had 30 days to reconnect children with their missing parents so why wasn’t Trump put in jail for contempt?
TheX86
Being neither Democrat, nor Republican (both of you are crazy & the constant blaming & name-calling is the exact reason our Country is crap right now, but I digress) I can say that Megan is a child. There have in the past been some points she’s made (very few of course, but still), but her delivery. She yells & whines & cries. No one is ever going to take that seriously. She needs a long look in the mirror. Some much needed self reflection to get over herself Is really what it’s going to take for her to grow up. It can be done! I gained a huge respect for her Father after his very mature, very eloquent, very admirable speech he made after losing to Obama. She should take notes. That being said, she didn’t stand a chance here. No boo, no.
Musk
McCain to Psaki . . . Why can’t you respond to my Simple Simon question with a Simple Simon answer?”