Former "Fox & Friends" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck said "The View" and the media are in "manipulation mode" for the 2024 presidential election. She claimed Democrats now suddenly care about gender.
Hasselbeck, once a conservative voice on "The View," joined "Hannity" to discuss President Biden’s decision to step out of the race. "Hannity" showed a montage of current "View" hosts praising Vice President Kamala Harris, endorsed by Biden.
"Glad I’m not with ‘The View’ right now," Hasselbeck told Sean Hannity.
"If you could take my pulse, it is nearly through this studio. That was not surprising to see, because I know that table really well," she continued. "The mainstream media is in manipulation mode right now."
Hasselbeck believes the press doesn’t want Americans discussing the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
"That’s why the timing of this announcement and the election proceedings with Joe Biden. They don’t want us talking about what happened," Hasselbeck said.
"They don’t want us talking about a resilient man who faced a near assassination and stood up with resiliency," she continued. "They didn’t want us discussing the hearings today or security failings, so what do they do? A text breakup and a switcheroo."
Hasselbeck said the ladies on "The View" were using old tricks.
"They’re going to pump the girl candidate no matter what… suddenly, gender matters to them," she said.
Hasselbeck said the Democratic Party has been "all about gender fluidity," but now claims gender is crucial to electing Harris.
"You’ve got to be kidding me. This is a party that wants it both ways and believes they can have it both ways," she said.
Hasselbeck remains friends with "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg and they have "civil discourse" about politics. However, she disagrees with the show’s coverage of Biden passing the torch to Harris.
"It’s sad to me that they’re reducing the decision-making power of female viewers by saying, ‘Hey, just because she’s female and a girl… we should vote for her, we should be excited about her.’ We’re not," Hasselbeck said. "The Democratic Party is in disarray right now."