"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin was called out on Tuesday by fellow co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin for instances where she has stood by her initial support for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. During a discussion of the most recent Platner allegations, co-host Sara Haines slammed liberals for backing him because he's a Democrat. "It is a disgusting time in politics where we decide what we're willing to morally accept based on the jersey you're wearing, and if you are one of those people that was willing to plug your nose, you’re the problem," she said.Hostin then conceded she was "the problem," before turning to the Republican Party.PROGRESSIVE DEMS' FULL-THROATED PLATNER ENDORSEMENTS COME BACK TO HAUNT THEM AFTER RAPE ALLEGATIONSCo-host Sunny Hostin speaks during ABC's "The View" on July 6, 2026.(ABC/TheView)"Because I was one of those people and I said it, if I lived in Maine I would have, you know, plugged my nose and would have voted for him anyway.
I think we are in a time of existential crisis in this country and I think Republicans fall in line.They don’t fall in love.
Democrats want to fall in love and not fall in line.The Republican Party, the bar is so very low, I can’t believe that they want to try to assume the moral high ground of the Republican Party," she said.Hostin cited the confirmation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and controversies surrounding his confirmation to his cabinet position."In 2017, a woman claimed he had sexually assaulted her after a conference.
She reported that assault immediately.She had a sexual assault examination, and he says it was a consensual encounter, and in 2020 he paid her $50,000 to settle the claim yet, yet," Hostin said as Griffin questioned why she wouldn't condemn it across the board.TOP DEMOCRATIC SENATE HOPEFULS TURN ON PLATNER AFTER BOMBSHELL RAPE ALLEGATIONHostin said the Republican Party confirmed Hegseth."Well, I'm a Republican right here condemning anyone who's been credibly accus...