Politics
Joy Behar Says She Bets U.S. Would ‘Vote for a Gay Man Over a Woman’ in 2028 Presidential Election
Is the United States of America ready for a female president? The ladies of The View have opinions.
On the Thursday, July 23, broadcast of the ABC talk show, moderator Whoopi Goldberg began the daily Hot Topics discussion by citing a new poll that finds Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to be a frontrunner for the Democrats in the presidential primary.
In fact, Goldberg, 70, stated that the congresswoman, 36, is “considerably ahead of Gavin Newsom, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris.”
As the ladies discussed the potential Democratic Party strategy going into the 2028 election, former President Donald Trump staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin said, “If AOC is the nominee, I think President Marco Rubio will be sworn in in 2028.”
Rubio, 55, who currently serves as the U.S. Secretary of State, is considered a leading potential contender for the 2028 Republican nomination.
Joy Behar, a Democrat, agreed with Farah Griffin, 37.
“I mean, I like her very much, but the only time that Donald Trump ever won was when he’s running against two women,” Behar, 83, pointed out. “When he ran against a guy [former president Joe Biden], he lost.”
“There’s a lot of low-testosterone guys out there, like [Secretary of Defense] Pete Hegseth who will not vote for a woman,” Behar continued. “They don’t want to see a powerful woman in that position for some reason.”
Sara Haines disagreed, saying that she doesn’t think winning the vote has anything to do with a person’s sex, but Behar pushed back.
“Think of a woman that could win,” Behar said. “Tell me one woman.”
The ladies then began discussing the possibility of former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who is gay, running for president.
Sunny Hostin questioned whether or not the country would elect someone like Buttigieg, 44, to which Haines, 48, said: “We don’t know until we try it.”
“We can’t afford to try,” Hostin, 57, replied.
“I don’t think we can risk a bet,” Behar added, “but I will bet you right now that this country would vote for a gay man over a woman.”
