Dem Civil War Spills Over into The View as Hosts Get Heated with Each Other [WATCH]

Democrat infighting took center stage on The View Wednesday as co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Joy Behar clashed over Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to back a GOP-led funding bill that prevented a government shutdown.

The heated exchange reflected growing frustration within the Democratic Party, as some members accused Schumer of conceding too much to Republicans.

The debate began when Behar criticized the ongoing divisions within the Democratic Party, urging lawmakers to stop attacking one another and instead focus on opposing President Donald Trump’s administration.

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“I hate to make speeches. But my father [and] my uncles all fought in World War II so that we would not have a fascist in the White House, and this is what we’re getting right now,” Behar said.

“And I would almost cry today for these people, these [veterans] who are losing everything. Why don’t the Democrats go out there and march and stop fighting with each other? I’m sick of it.”

Hostin pushed back against Behar’s call for unity, arguing that the criticism of Schumer was justified.

“Well I don’t know, Joy, that they’re fighting with each other,” Hostin responded. “It’s a unified fight, that is the problem.”

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Behar dismissed the infighting as unnecessary.

“The fact that Nancy is out there criticizing Schumer, stop it already,” she said, referring to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s disapproval of Schumer’s vote.

Hostin doubled down, arguing that Schumer failed to take a stand for struggling Americans.

“You know why she’s criticizing him? Because he should have been fighting for that veteran. He should have been fighting for the people of America that are feeling the way they are feeling,” Hostin said.

“The Americans that I’ve spoken to, people that approach me almost every single day say that they don’t feel like [the Democrats] are fighting for them. This is not about, well, [Schumer] had the chance to fight for them. Chuck Schumer caved to the GOP and got nothing!”

Hostin also made unsubstantiated claims that Republicans intended to cut funding for veterans and Social Security—despite President Trump repeatedly stating that he would protect both.

Co-host Sara Haines attempted to defend Schumer’s decision, arguing that his support for the bill provided political cover for other Democrats who would have faced backlash for a government shutdown.

“He gave cover to the GOP to do whatever the hell they want to do!” Hostin shot back.

Haines countered by pointing out the Democratic Party’s lack of power in Congress.

“Nobody’s fooling themselves. It’s a minority. [Democrats] don’t have the math. It’s just basic math, there are facts there, it’s not an opinion. They can’t avoid this and if they bent the knee just to show the public they were fighting, we would’ve ended up worse off,” she said.

Schumer’s decision to support the funding bill has sparked significant backlash from within his own party.

On Tuesday, Democrat Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland became the first to publicly call for Schumer to step down as Senate Minority Leader.

Schumer defended his vote, arguing that allowing a shutdown would have given the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) unchecked authority to make cuts to government programs.

Pelosi, who has been vocal in her criticism of Schumer’s actions, argued that his support for the bill weakened Democrats’ ability to challenge potential changes to Medicare and Social Security.

“I myself don’t give away anything for nothing,” Pelosi said at a news conference in San Francisco on Tuesday. “I think that’s what happened the other day.”

Amid rising tensions within the party, Schumer postponed his book tour on Monday to avoid facing protests from left-wing grassroots activists upset over his support for the funding bill.

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Protestors were planning on crashing each one of them

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The debate over his leadership underscores growing divisions among Democrats as they struggle to navigate their political strategy heading into the next election cycle.

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