She spends much of her time on “The View” battling Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg, two co-hosts who offer spirited defenses of Democratic policies. “Meghan is someone who has extremely strong beliefs about life and politics,” Ms. Behar wrote in an email on Sunday, as the McCain family and other mourners gathered in Annapolis, Md., for Mr. McCain’s burial. I guess she worries about what her grandmother will think.”For Ms. McCain, televised debate on “The View” is akin to what her father did on the Senate floor. “I know what defined him,” Ms. McCain said of her father during her eulogy. As Ms. McCain grew up, her mother would refer to her as “John McCain in a dress.” And when she married Ben Domenech, a founder of the conservative website The Federalist, last year, the menu included wild game and apple pie — her father’s favorite foods.

Source: New York Times September 02, 2018 23:44 UTC