Co-hosts of The View back Harris, saying Democrats should not impeach Trump
Co-hosts of ABC's The View agreed with Kamala Harris that Democrats should not pursue impeachment of President Donald Trump if they win back Congress, arguing the focus should be on accountability, investigations and voter turnout.
The co-hosts of ABC's daytime talk show The View agreed with former Vice President Kamala Harris that impeachment would not be a good use of the Democratic Party's time and resources if it wins back control of Congress in the midterm elections. Their discussion followed comments Harris made on The Parnas Perspective podcast, where she said she thinks moving toward impeachment "is not a good idea."
Harris said the party has limited resources and that energy should go into accountability and investigations instead. She pointed to her own time in the Senate during Trump's previous impeachment proceedings, noting that the votes were not there. After playing a clip of her remarks, the co-hosts backed her assessment.
Sunny Hostin said impeaching Trump should not be on the agenda. She pointed to incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, whom she described as the likely next speaker after November, and said he has outlined a 100-day plan that includes tax credits, limiting ICE and restrictions on stock trades. Hostin also noted a first-100-hours plan that would undo many unpopular Trump policies, arguing that Democrats have a program in place that may not include impeachment.
Ana Navarro argued that Democrats first need to win the election, which was four days away at the time of the discussion. She said attention should go to getting out the vote rather than to debates over what a Democratic majority might do. Navarro said there are limits to what Democrats could accomplish even with both chambers, because legislation must be signed by the president or pass with a veto-proof majority. She said she was completely against impeachment and that there are many other ways to hold Trump and his administration accountable. She also noted that conviction in the Senate requires 67 votes.
Joy Behar pointed to the resignation of former President Richard Nixon, who left office after Republican lawmakers warned him he lacked sufficient Senate support to avoid conviction if impeached. Applying that reasoning to Trump, Behar said that without the votes to convict there is no point in impeaching.
Sara Haines said many of Trump's supporters are angry with him for failing to act on campaign promises, and that Democrats could capitalize on that dissatisfaction by delivering on their own promises. She said voters who felt left behind were part of why some red states are flipping to blue, and argued that Democrats should show immediate action, including investigations and policy votes, even if measures cannot get past the president.
Alyssa Farah Griffin said impeachment is not where the focus should be, noting that trials and investigations cost a significant amount of money. She pointed to day-one measures she believes could win Republican support, including repealing Trump's tariffs, which she described as a power of the purse controlled by Congress, and working to wind down or pause the war in Iran. She said such steps could bring down fuel prices.
The discussion comes after veteran Democratic strategist James Carville earlier this month also warned against impeaching Trump if the party wins control of Congress in the midterms. Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine, co-host of The Huddle podcast, told Fox News Digital that neither the Senate math nor the American people support impeachment at this point. He said voters are angry about the economy, tariffs, health care, the war with Iran and corruption, and argued that the party's job is to solve people's problems while providing oversight of the executive branch. He warned that focusing on revenge and score settling would be the quickest path back to the minority or to remaining outside the White House.
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