Bobby Berk of Queer Eye fame called out Meghan McCain’s lies about the Green New Deal on Twitter, and she did not like it.
McCain is the daughter of Senator John McCain, a former Fox News contributor, and a current co-host of The View.
Washington Governor and 2020 presidential candidate Jay Inslee (D) appeared on The View and McCain brought up the Green New Deal (GND), an ambitious progressive legislative package that would reduce carbon emissions and enact a number of big ticket progressive programs, like free college tuition, universal health care, universal basic income, and a federal jobs guarantee.
McCain cited the conservative American Action Network’s estimate that the GND would cost $93 trillion over ten years (economist Noah Smith roughly estimated the cost at $6.6 trillion a year, with most of it coming from the economic policies, not the environmental policies).
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“When I hear that an average American is going to have to spend $600,000 for a Green New Deal, you can understand how people like me don’t think that’s logical,” McCain said, not specifying that that was $600,000 over ten years, a common rightwing tactic to make the price of legislation appear an order of magnitude greater than it is.
She also appeared to imply that the plan is funded through taxes, even though it says that it is funded through deficit spending. Whether that’s a good plan is a separate question from whether it is the plan.
“Well, this is a lot like the death panels you heard about in ObamaCare,” Inslee said. “We don’t have death panels and we don’t have $600,000 costs.”
Then McCain went off the deep end.
“We’re talking about $51 trillion, the elimination of planes, the elimination of cows, a railway, no planes, I guess nobody can go to Hawaii anymore,” she said, citing false information.
“Actually, that is not what’s proposed. Let’s get this straight,” Inslee said. “That is not proposed in the New Green Deal. I want to be real straight about this.”
Bobby Berk, design guru on Netflix’s Queer Eye, was apparently watching and called McCain “everything wrong w/ journalism.”
Here is the clip. Thanks for setting her straight @JayInslee. Hopefully she’ll think before spreading more @realDonaldTrump lieshttps://t.co/GItRbvz0JN
— Bobby Berk (@bobbyberk) March 4, 2019
Her response? She’s not a journalist, she does opinion, so… she doesn’t have to tell the truth?
Hey Bobby –
1. I am NOT a journalist, it makes me sad and scared so many people confuse this. I am a conservative political commentator – I represent the most conservative point of view in the country, which is my job every day on The View…. https://t.co/2q1SKK9qO1
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) March 6, 2019
“Blatant lies are not a point of view honey!” Berk shot back.
“There [sic] are just a way to rile the base just like Trump does.”
Blatant lies are not a point of view honey! There are just a way to rile the base just like Trump does. I used to have a lot of respect for you and not lump you on with the likes of him, but you were literally repeating his lies and are becoming no better
— Bobby Berk (@bobbyberk) March 6, 2019
She stepped out of the conversation by saying that she wouldn’t watch Queer Eye anymore.
That is not what I was doing, I was pointing out the financial implications an average American would feel if the green new deal were enacted – but clearly I won't be changing your mind. I also guess I won't be watching queer eye anymore. :( Have a nice day. https://t.co/VYXNmguMQu
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) March 6, 2019
His fans loved the exchange.
I always thought you were the hottest one from the fab5. Keep proving me right. ugh. pic.twitter.com/UEq1nAS6pf
— 𝕘𝕒𝕓𝕖 (@gabeawaycar) March 6, 2019