Over the past year, various progressives have accused Republicans of taking a lackluster approach towards criticizing President Trump. Although the president maintains an extremely high approval rating with the GOP, there are a minority of Republicans who dislike him.
Therefore, Democrats have made the case that Republicans who take issue with Trump have a duty to confront him accordingly. This is an opinion which The View co-host Joy Behar articulated on air yesterday. Behar even went as far as to brand Republicans who silently swallow their disapproval of the president as “cowards.”
A Closer Look at Behar’s Assessment of the Republican Party
Behar is a frequent critic of President Trump and the GOP, as a whole. However, on Friday, Behar stated that Republicans who are retiring due to Trump’s political power should not do so.
The co-host questioned why anti-Trump GOP members don’t “just say something about it” instead of bowing out of the political arena altogether. Behar’s statements came after fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg noted that fifteen Republican congressmembers have retirement plans.
