“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin joins fellow co-host Alyssa Farrar in Monday’s segment to discuss why President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election. -Had a heated exchange with Griffin.
Hostin did not mention the historically high support for the president-elect among Latinos and black men, suggesting that the only demographic supporting Trump is less educated white men. Mr. Griffin noted Mr. Trump’s reach with these demographics, noting that most voters have more confidence in the president-elect than Vice President Kamala Harris on the economy and immigration.
“There is clear racism in who voted for Trump and who voted for Kamala Harris. ,” Hostin said. “And the idea that somehow that wasn’t true and that people who went to college voted for her more than people who didn’t went, there was, as I said before, so much backlash. It’s offensive. Because I think it’s an inconvenient truth about this country. ”
“but [HBO host Bill Maher’s] What matters is that they didn’t vote for him because of his racism and misogyny. They voted for him because the biggest common denominator in this election is that people want a good life and the ability to provide for their families,” Griffin argued, adding that Hostin said Black people didn’t want Trump. He said he does not support it.
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Hostin said black people voted for Trump despite being the poorest in the country, and Griffin said a “vast majority” of voters supported Trump because of racism and sexism. He claimed that there was no. (Related article: ‘Very upset’: Sunny Hostin emotionally laments Trump win for more than 2 minutes)
“I didn’t say majority, Alyssa, but statistics are statistics,” Hostin said.
“I didn’t say, ‘I’m white and I voted for Donald Trump because of racism,'” Griffin countered. “What do you mean by that?”
On his Nov. 7 show, Hostin accused Latino men, who voted for Trump in unprecedented numbers, of “misogyny.” Trump became the first Republican candidate to win the Latino male vote in the 2024 election, receiving support from 55% of the same electorate, according to NBC News. exit poll.
Harris underperformed among Hispanics overall, receiving just 52% support in exit polls, but ahead of President Joe Biden in 2020 with 61% and former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. received 66%. According to Go to Politico. According to exit polls, about 4 in 10 Hispanic voters ranked the economy as their top priority, and 7 in 10 voters rated the current state of the economy as “not very good” or “poor.” public opinion poll By Edison Research.
Griffin continued to insist that support for border security is not motivated by xenophobia or racism, but by the economic impact of paying for housing. Hostin accused Republicans of opposing the minimum wage to help people financially.
“I think it’s important that we remember [that] Two-thirds of this country does not have a four-year degree. And in fact, 30% of people will live nine years longer than those who don’t,” Griffin said. “There’s something going on in this country. A lot of my family members don’t have a four-year degree, they might not even have an associate’s degree. They’re working harder than ever. Don’t move on…This is a real divide, and if they say, “You know, if we care about border security, don’t move on.” They’re here not because they’re xenophobic, but because this country pays more money to house these people.” ”
“So why are Republicans opposed to giving people a living wage? Why are Republicans always opposed to $15 an hour?” When Hostin interrupted, Griffin said that some companies argued that they could not afford to raise the minimum wage.
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