MAGA ‘View’ Host Jeered for Wild Defense of ICE Masks
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Key Points:
- Elisabeth Hasselbeck faced strong backlash from The View’s studio audience and viewers after comparing COVID-19 mask mandates to federal immigration officers (ICE) wearing masks during raids, a comparison many found inappropriate and misleading.
- Hasselbeck’s comment, “This is the party of masks,” directed at Democrats during a discussion on ICE’s face coverings, was met with audible jeers and disapproval, highlighting tensions around mask mandates and immigration enforcement.
- Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin clarified that the issue was specifically about law enforcement wearing masks during ICE raids, a point Hasselbeck eventually conceded as a fair distinction.
- Hasselbeck’s controversial remarks followed a contentious exchange with conservative Megyn Kelly over U.S. military sacrifices related
