'Every time you go behind closed doors you lie': The View unleashes on impeachment GOPers

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Republicans passed an impeachment inquiry vote against President Joe Biden in the House on Wednesday, but they've still been unable to cite evidence for crimes they say he committed — and that's something that is infuriating the hosts of "The View."

On Thursday, the ladies called out Republicans for refusing to have public hearings, with even Republican and former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin saying that the Justice Department should handle Biden's son Hunter's problems, not Congress. Republicans have fixated on business dealings between the president and his son as a potential smoking gun for impeachment.

"Let them deal with it and keep it," Whoopi Goldberg said. "Since you want us to know about this so badly, keep it out so we can hear it. I don't want — every time y'all go behind closed doors, you lie. You leak stuff and then the person who you've leaked it to is — then they have to prove that you lied about what was said because then somebody plays it and it's not at all what was said."

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Sara Haines pointed out that the House members tend to lie in the open too.

"I have not seen one shred of evidence that it's tied to Joe Biden," Griffin said. "That's what it comes down to, to me. I'm no Joe Biden fan. Steve Doocy on Fox News has been hammering James Comer. Give me one thing. One piece of evidence. Otherwise, it's a waste of taxpayer dollars."

Sunny Hostin pointed out the fatal flaw in the GOP's claims — that they are searching for the crime, not investigating one.

"When you are prosecuting a case and investigating a case, you're not investigating a person," she said. "You're investigating a crime. And I think Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who I love, was a former prosecutor, and he said the Biden impeachment investigation isn't a whodunit. Like an Agatha Christie novel is the mystery — what's the crime? It's not how you investigate cases and it's political retribution. They're playing politics."

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'We have no choice': Frightened GOP surrenders to Trump's risky midterms campaign

Republicans are quietly giving up on keeping President Donald Trump at bay because they're too scared to tell him he's unpopular, according to a new report.

GOP operatives have caved on Trump's plan to put himself front and center ahead of the midterms despite his sinking approval ratings, according to a Saturday report by Axios.

"Most Republicans are too scared to bluntly tell Trump how unpopular he is," Axios wrote. "And Trump wants an unprecedented convention next week, ads and events to focus on him."

Trump's convention in Dallas next week comes after he announced plans for a campaign blitz during the last month before the midterms. He said on Friday that his MAGA Inc. Super PAC, which hasn't funded many GOP candidates in competitive midterm races so far, will begin spending.

However, Axios reported that even Trump's own voters are starting to sour on him and that his approval rating among Republicans is at a second-term low of 79 percent. Despite that, Republicans are giving in to Trump's self-centered campaign strategy because they believe opposing it could cost them credibility and seats in the House and Senate.

"We have no choice," a top Republican campaign official told Axios. "We're stuck on the boat with him whether we like it or not."

According to Axios, Republicans know it's inevitable that Trump will attach himself to their campaigns as he seems to believe things are going great.

"Now, a rising tide raises all boats," the Republican campaign official who spoke to Axios added. "But the only ones who sound sure about the tide rising is the White House."

Trump plans to speak both nights at his upcoming midterms convention, which is already expected to suffer from low ratings. He's also the star of the first two TV ads put out by his political operation, which are titled "Toughest Guy" and "Tax Cut Prices," according to Axios.

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'Huh?!' Trumpworld's new excuse for spiking gas prices staggers analyst

President Donald Trump's Cabinet members admit the war has spiked gas prices to record highs — but it's not the war you think.

Both Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have given public interviews claiming the war in Ukraine is causing Americans to suffer at the pump.

"Ukraine has decided that they want to blow up Russian energy assets," said Bessent during a Fox News interview. "That is creating a price pressure on a global basis.

Duffy, during a "Fox & Friends" appearance on Saturday morning, said something very similar.

"When you look at diesel, you have to look at Russia and Ukraine," said Duffy. "That puts pressure on the global market."

These comments caught the attention of progressive political commentator David Pakman whose initial response was, "Huh!?"

Pakman argued the Trumpworld leaders were scrambling to find anyone else to blame besides Trump, the president who launched an optional war in Iran, one of the world's largest oil-producing regions.

"There are a few layers of dishonesty here," said Pakman.

Pakman admitted Ukraine's defensive attacks on Russian refineries had affected global prices by reducing exports of refined products to a limited extent, but then highlighted Bessent's usage of the words "has decided."

"As though Ukraine woke up one morning and said, 'Let's blow stuff up in Russia,'" he said.

Pakman then turned his attention to what he described as an "Iran-shaped elephant" looming over Bessent.

"Trump chose to launch this war against Iran," Pakman said. "The predictable consequence is this massive disruption to global energy markets."

'Dimwit' MAGA lawmaker accidentally blames Trump for sinking GOP: report

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) accused President Donald Trump of sinking GOP candidates ahead of the midterms, according to a news outlet that called him a "dimwit" for doing so.

During the Fox News interview in question, Comer complained about diminishing donations to GOP candidates as money mounts in Trump's MAGA Inc. Super PAC.

"A lot of the individual members' online donations are down because more of the small-dollar donors have gravitated towards MAGA Inc." Comer lamented on Fox News.

The New Republic responded by calling Comer a "MAGA Dimwit."

The news outlet argued Comer had admitted Trump "is harming their midterm hopes," The New Republic noted.

MAGA Inc. has spent only a small portion on midterm races, including for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), but on Friday, Trump touted that the Super PAC has raised close to $1 billion.

"We're going to need every penny of it," Comer said on Fox News.

Other Republicans have echoed Comer's hope that Trump will spend more, according to The New Republic. Trump said on Friday that he plans to spend more and touted his plan for a campaign tour to boost GOP candidates in competitive races during the last month of the midterms.

Comer said during the appearance that he's not criticizing Trump and praised how "well" he has "managed" his Super PAC money by not yet spending any of it, according to The New Republic.

"Comer shed light on a deeper way that Trump is screwing his party," The New Republic argued. "If small donors are giving to MAGA Inc. to the exclusion of Republicans, it's in no small part because Trump is helping make that happen."

The New Republic noted that Trump has "repeatedly" declared that the GOP "failed him" instead. It pointed out that Trump recently elevated the claim that the GOP has let him down by continuing to "slow walk" his agenda.

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