Liz Cheney Recirculates Elise Stefanik Jan. 6 Statement | The View
Summary
TLDRThe script captures a heated discussion on 'The View' about the political feud between Liz Cheney and Elise Stefanik. Cheney reignited the dispute by reposting Stefanik's old statement condemning the January 6th Capitol attack, contrasting it with Stefanik's current stance. The hosts criticize Stefanik for her changing views and aligning with Trump, labeling her a 'total crackpot' and questioning her motives. They commend Cheney for her consistency and exposing Stefanik's flip-flop. The conversation also touches on Stefanik's perceived sycophancy towards Trump, her influence on Harvard's recent resignation, and the broader implications of her actions on her political future.
Takeaways
- 📺 Whoopi introduces a segment discussing the revived feud between Liz Cheney and Representative Elise Stefanik, focusing on Stefanik's changed stance since her 2021 condemnation of the January 6 attack.
- 🔥 Cheney reposted Stefanik's old statement condemning the January 6 attack to highlight Stefanik's apparent change in perspective over time.
- 🤔 Stefanik expresses concerns about the treatment of January 6 'hostages', comparing the Capitol riot to BLM protests and emphasizing election integrity.
- 🙄 Whoopi questions Stefanik's commitment to democracy, given her conditional recognition of election outcomes.
- 🔮 Cheney labels Stefanik as a 'total crackpot', illustrating the deepening rift between them.
- 📝 Ana Navarro reflects on Stefanik's transformation from a promising young congresswoman to a Trump sycophant, highlighting recent controversies.
- 🚫 Sunny Hostin criticizes Stefanik for comparing January 6 rioters to hostages, considering it offensive and anti-Semitic.
- ❓ Panelists ponder Stefanik's endgame, suspecting her aspirations for relevance and power within a Trump-led political landscape.
- 👨💻 Alyssa Farah Griffin notes the mentorship history between Cheney and Stefanik, suggesting that Stefanik may eventually regret her current political trajectory.
- 👯 Panel discussion implies that politicians closely aligned with Trump, like Stefanik, may face long-term accountability issues once Trump's influence wanes.
Q & A
What was the main point of contention between Liz Cheney and Elise Stefanik?
-Cheney reposted an old statement by Stefanik condemning the January 6th attack and calling for the rioters to be prosecuted. This contrasts with Stefanik's more recent remarks sympathizing with the rioters.
How did Stefanik's view on the January 6th attack seem to change over time?
-In 2021, Stefanik clearly condemned the attack as violent and destructive. More recently, she expressed concern over the 'treatment' of the January 6th 'hostages' and drew comparisons to the BLM protests.
Why did Cheney call Stefanik a 'total crack pot'?
-It was in reaction to Stefanik's shifting stance on the Capitol attack and rioters over time, as well as her recent questionable remarks sympathizing with the rioters and comparing them to hostages.
What was significant about Stefanik taking down her old statement?
-It shows that she likely recognizes how much her current position contradicts her past condemnation of the attack. She seems to want to hide that contradiction.
What does Cheney's 'receipt' for the old statement demonstrate?
-It demonstrates Cheney's sharp political instincts in holding politicians accountable for their shifting stances. She kept the receipt for 3 years before using it at the opportune time.
What is Stefanik's political end game according to the panelists?
-She likely hopes to gain ongoing political relevance, power, and possibly the VP slot in a future Trump administration by appealing strongly to his base.
Why did the panelists criticize Stefanik's hostage comparison?
-They found it highly insensitive given the recent traumatic hostage situation, and considered it a false equivalence that diminishes the severity of the Capitol attack.
What is ironic about Stefanik's shift away from Cheney?
-Cheney used to be Stefanik's mentor, and Stefanik has now gone completely against Cheney's principles for political gain.
How might Stefanik come to regret her political shift?
-When Trump finally fades from power, Stefanik may remember her past principles and realize that her betrayal of them was not worth the temporary gains.
Who wins in the 'contest' of sucking up to Trump between Scott and Stefanik?
-The panelists imply it's hard to judge who goes further in appealing to Trump's base - both Scott and Stefanik pander significantly.
Outlines
📺 Political Rivalries and Changing Positions
This segment focuses on the revived feud between former House member Liz Cheney and Representative Elise Stefanik, stemming from Cheney highlighting a past statement by Stefanik that condemned the January 6th Capitol attack. The discourse covers Stefanik's shift in stance since 2021, including her recent controversial remarks equating January 6th detainees to hostages, drawing parallels with BLM riots, and her emphasis on election integrity. The conversation also delves into Cheney's critique of Stefanik as a 'total crackpot,' reflecting on Stefanik's dramatic transformation from a promising young congresswoman to a Trump loyalist. The discussion extends to the broader implications of political allegiance and integrity, citing Stefanik's removal of her previous statement from her website as a symbolic act of shifting allegiances and the potential long-term consequences of such political maneuvering.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Liz Cheney
💡Elise Stefanik
💡January 6th attack
💡Election integrity
💡Violence
💡Hostages
💡Anti-Semitism
💡Election democracy
💡Political transformation
💡Accountability
Highlights
Cheney reposts Stefanik's 2021 statement condemning January 6th attack
Stefanik now calls January 6th rioters 'hostages', concerns over their treatment
Stefanik condemns BLM riot violence like January 6th violence
Stefanik stood for election integrity and security
Whoopi questions Stefanik's commitment to fair elections
Cheney calls Stefanik a 'total crack pot' in her book
Ana discusses how Stefanik changed drastically, becoming a sycophant
Sunny asks what is Stefanik's end game in sucking up to Trump
Alyssa says Stefanik wants perpetual power in a Trump administration
Cheney was a mentor to Stefanik but took the high road
Alyssa predicts Stefanik will regret abandoning her principles
Sara says Stefanik will be held accountable when Trump is gone
Alyssa compares sycophancy of Stefanik and Tim Scott
Sunny praises Cheney for keeping Stefanik's old receipts
Alyssa says Stefanik took down her 2021 statement condemning riots
Transcripts
>> Whoopi: WELCOME BACK.
THE ONGOING FEUD BETWEEN FORMER
HOUSE MEMBER LIZ CHENEY AND
REPRESENTATIVE ELISE STEFANIK
WAS REVIVED OVER THE WEEKEND
WHEN CHENEY REPOSTED AN OLD
STATEMENT OF STEFANIK'S
CONDEMNING THE JANUARY 6th
ATTACK AS VIOLENT AND
DESTRUCTION AND CALLING FOR THE
RIOTERS TO BE PROSECUTED.
NOW OF COURSE, THAT WAS 2021.
SEEMS SHE'S FEELING DIFFERENTLY
THESE DAYS IN RECENT REMARKS.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> DO YOU STILL THINK IT WAS A
TRAGIC DAY?
DO YOU THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WHO
STORMED THE CAPITOL SHOULD BE
HELD RESPONSIBLE TO THE FULL
EXTENT OF THE LAW?
>> I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
TREATMENT OF JANUARY 6th
HOSTAGES.
I CONDEMN THE VIOLENCE JUST LIKE
I CONDEMN THE VIOLENCE OF THE
BLM RIOTS, BUT I ALSO STOOD FOR
ELECTION INTEGRITY AND SECURITY
OF OUR ELECTIONS WHICH IF WE
DON'T HAVE THAT, WE DO NOT HAVE
A DEMOCRACY.
>> Whoopi: WELL, YOU SAY THAT,
BUT YOU ALSO SAY THAT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO RECOGNIZE ANY ELECTION
THAT HAPPENS UNLESS IT HAPPENS
THE WAY YOU WANT IT TO.
SO I'M NOT SURE THAT I TRUST
YOUR WORD ON ELECTION DEMOCRACY.
NOW FOR GOOD MEASURE, CHENEY
ALSO CALLED STEFANIK A CRACK
POT.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
A TOTAL CRACK POT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Ana: CHENEY WRITES ABOUT
STEFANIK IN HER BOOK AND TALKS
ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW
DISAPPOINTING IT WAS BECAUSE SHE
CHANGED SO DRAMATICALLY, SO
DRASTICALLY.
I THINK SO MANY OF US WERE VERY
HAPPY WHEN SHE FIRST GOT
ELECTED, YOUNGEST WOMAN EVER
ELECTED TO CONGRESS.
SHE HAD BEEN AT HARVARD, YOU
KNOW, AND SHE'S TURNED INTO
THIS, AND, YOU KNOW, JUST
RECENTLY SHE'S BEEN IN THE NEWS.
SHE'S TURNED INTO A SYCOPHANT,
RIGHT?
THE REASON SHE'S USING THE WORD
HOSTAGES IS BECAUSE SHE'S
REGURGITATING THE WORD THAT
DONALD TRUMP HAD USED, AND JUST
RECENTLY, SHE HAS BEEN TAKING A
LOT OF CREDIT AND GIVING HERSELF
A LOT OF PATS ON THE BACK FOR
THE RESIGNATION OF CLAUDINE GAY
AT HARVARD.
>> Sunny: HER ALMA MATER.
>> Ana: FOR NOT BEING CLEAR, FOR
NOT ANSWERING WELL ON THE
ANTI-SEMITIC ISSUES IN A HEARING
IN CONGRESS.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE
ANTI-SEMITIC AND MORE OFFENSIVE
THAN COMPARING THE TRAITORS FROM
JANUARY 6th TO HOSTAGES AFTER
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE OCTOBER
7th.
>> Sara: YES.
>> Ana: AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT
WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT WHAT BEING A
HOSTAGE LOOKS LIKE.
>> Sunny: I JUST -- I KEEP ON
ASKING ALYSSA BECAUSE YOU KNOW
THESE PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE BEEN
IN THIS ADMINISTRATION, LIKE,
WHAT IS HER END GAME?
BECAUSE NOW SHE DOES LOOK LIKE A
TOTAL CRACK POT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE PROPS
TO LIZ CHENEY FOR KEEPING A
RECEIPT FOR THREE YEARS.
I MEAN, ELISE STEFANIK, IF YOU
LOOK AT HER WEBSITE NOW, IT SAYS
THIS.
IT SAYS THAT STATEMENT WAS
REPLACED WITH THE PAGE YOU HAVE
REQUESTED DOES NOT EXIST OR IS
UNDERGOING ARE YOU TEEN
STATEMENT.
>> Alyssa: SHE ACTUALLY TOOK THE
STATEMENT DOWN.
>> Sunny: SHE TOOK THE STATEMENT
DOWN AND CHENEY COMES IN AND IS,
LIKE, IS THIS YOU?
I LOVE THAT ABOUT HER.
WHAT IS ELISE'S, LIKE, END GAME?
YOU SAID YOU DON'T THINK SHE'LL
BE THE VP PICK.
>> Alyssa: SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE.
SHE'S SMALL POTATOES.
>> Sunny: WHY IS SHE DOING IT?
>> Alyssa: SHE WANTS SOMETHING.
SHE WANTS PERPETUAL RELEVANT AND
POWER IN A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
HERE'S WHAT'S CHEF'S KISS ABOUT
THIS.
ELISE STEFANIK USED TO LOOK UP
TO LIZ CHENEY.
SHE WAS A MENTOR OF HERS, AND
LIZ CHENEY WAS ONE OF THE FEW
PEOPLE THAT HAD A BACKBONE AND
DID THE RIGHT THING AND ELISE
STEFANIK DID COMPLETELY THE
OPPOSITE.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A DAY WHERE
SHE REMEMBERS WHO SHE WAS, WHAT
SHE BELIEVED IN, AND NONE OF IT
WAS WORTH IT.
>> Sara: IT'LL BE TOO LATE
BECAUSE ONCE TRUMP FINALLY GOES
AWAY, AND IS OUT, THAT BASE LEFT
BEHIND IN D.C., THOSE TYPES OF
MINDED PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND SHE WON'T
BE BACK.
>> Alyssa: YEP.
>> Ana: IT'S HARD TO FIGURE OUT
WHO WINS THE CONTEST THOUGH OF
SUCKING UP BETWEEN TIM SCOTT AND
ELISE STEFANIK.
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