Joy BeharandMeghan McCainare butting heads onThe View.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the daytime talk show, the two co-hosts got into a heated argument that ended with Behar, 78, telling McCain — who took time off last year after giving birth to daughterLiberty Sage— that she “didn’t miss” her while the new mom was away on maternity leave.
The fiery exchange began when Behar spoke about what she believed was an inner divide within the Republican party, remarking that members of the GOP “are in much more trouble right now.”
“Are you kidding me?” McCain interjected, before pointing out public clashes betweenRep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezandSen. Chuck Schumer, andSen. Bernie SandersandPresident-elect Joe Bidenwithin the Democratic party.
Joy Behar (left); Meghan McCain (right).The View
“Excuse me, I’m not done,” Behar replied, as McCain argued that her co-host’s opinions were “completely inaccurate.”
“You missed me so much, Joy,” McCain then teased. “You missed me so much when I was on maternity leave. You missed fighting with me.”
“I did not,” she told McCain in a serious manner. “I did not miss you. Zero.”
“That’s so nasty,” McCain said, rolling her eyes. “That’s so rude.”
Meghan McCain and daughter Liberty Sage in 2020.Meghan McCain/instagram
McCain returned toThe Viewon Monday following a three-month break.
During herfirst day back on the show, the daughter oflate Sen. John McCainspoke about her postpartum experience, revealing that she suffered from postnatal preeclampsia following her emergency C-section and that she was “physically unable” to return to work even after she was discharged from the hospital.
“I was planning on coming back to the show for the election, in six weeks after I gave birth, and I was physically unable to,” McCain, who shares Liberty with husbandBen Domenech, said. “I had to have my husband and my mother-in-law help me do everything from shower to eat. It was deeply humbling, and to help me take care of Liberty.”
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The mother of one explained the experience left her “angry” that many women in the U.S. aren’t granted adequate time off from work to recover after giving birth.
“And the whole time I was thinking, what a privilege it is to have this kind of maternity leave,” she said. “And then as I thought about it, the more angry I got that there weren’t women in the rest of America that have the same kind of luxury that I had working here atThe View.”
source: people.com
