Meghan McCain's time on The View may be coming to an end, but it doesn't look like she'll stop sharing her, often polarizing, opinions any time soon.
The conservative voice of The View and daughter of late Republican senator John McCain recently took to Twitter, offering a controversial opinion that people have "ample reason" to question science.
But is \u201cscience\u201d saying protesting won\u2019t spread a virus, that climate change should have killed us in 2012 or that masks do and don\u2019t work depending on which stage of the pandemic were in?\n\nWe have been given ample reason to question \u201cscience\u201d & the people in power the past year.https://twitter.com/frankluntz/status/1416046289456832515\u00a0\u2026— Meghan McCain (@Meghan McCain) 1626447530
In the tweet, McCain shared a tweet by Frank Luntz, a political strategist and pollster, who left the Republican Party at the beginning of the year.
Luntz's tweet highlighted results from a recent Gallup poll, showing faith in science from Republicans shrank from 72% in 1975 to 45% today, while in contrast the Democrats science faith grew from 67% to 79% in the the same amount of time.
The timing of McCain's controversial statement comes at a particularly polarizing time in the US. The Delta variant of Covid-19 is spreading throughout the country and new cases are once again on the rise, largely in unvaccinated populations of conservative states.
Replies condemning McCain's Tweet swiftly began to flood her Twitter page.
Several pointed out factual errors in her message and questioned how someone with her education could make such an illogical argument.
1. Science never said protesting won't spread the virus\n2. Science never said climate change would "kill us in 2012" - (although it has killed MANY around the world)\n3. It was said at the VERY VERY beginning that masks didn't work...but that changed fast\n\nYou know all of this.— StarWarsJunkie (@StarWarsJunkie) 1626448201
Science is a rigorous process rooted in evidence. There's nothing not to believe. If you think ignoring evidence and science is a superior approach bc some random doctors on TV thought race protests were worth the risks of Covid spread, reassess your approach.— Noble Crap (@Noble Crap) 1626447868
Well Meghan, science and the people in charge can only share what they knew at the time!\nAs always there are conflicting scientific theories (masks) that need to be worked through to get to a mutual end.\nDon\u2019t forget, Covid-19 kind of snuck up on us.\nClimate Change not so much!— Steve McPartlin (@Steve McPartlin) 1626448651
No one ever said science was going to end the world in 2012 \u2014 that was the myth about the Mayan calendar...honestly how can someone with an education from Columbia be so incredibly ignorant and dense? Science evolves btw.— Holly (@Holly) 1626451073
This is like your worst take. I know we don\u2019t agree on much. But you are educated. You should understand the scientific process at the very least.— Ryan \u201cPass HR1\u201d Featherstone (@Ryan \u201cPass HR1\u201d Featherstone) 1626449972
Great. Feel free not to go to a doctor next time you are sick.— WhatIfBarackOrHillarySaidIt \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f\ud83d\udc99 (@WhatIfBarackOrHillarySaidIt \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f\ud83d\udc99) 1626447664
In pandering to the lowest common denominator, you've lost all sense of logic & reason. \nWe've been given ample reason to #TrustScience. You are choosing to be ignorant and spread doubt. \nPROVEN FACT: the virus spreads & mutates among *unvaccinated* people.— 7 million votes IS a mandate! \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf0a\u262f\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a (@7 million votes IS a mandate! \ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf0a\u262f\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a) 1626457511
McCain's critics were out in force.
Dude. You've lost the respect of most thinking people. You're sliding into Alex Jones world.— Bob C (@Bob C) 1626448162
This is deplorable! Instead of continuing to express your lack of trust in Dr. Fauci maybe you could encourage Rs to get vaxxed then none of us would have to wear a mask. Do your part or stand down!— that's hilarious! (@that's hilarious!) 1626452325
Meghan McQanon please log off of Twitter— pfizer father (@pfizer father) 1626448652
Science changes as knowledge and research grows. Please don\u2019t be stupid.— alaud (@alaud) 1626447793
Is this your audition for fox? Bc you hit all of the buzz words needed!— CC (@CC) 1626452566
Keep it up, Dr. Megs. Just great work you\u2019re doing there.pic.twitter.com/ouHIruuYuo— Kristine Kenyon (@Kristine Kenyon) 1626465911
Aren't you supposed to be working??? Or have you completely checked out? I will be so glad when you are gone!— Rona (@Rona) 1626450487
McCain's days of sparring with Joy Behar and her other co-hosts on The View will be a thing of the past at the end of July.
But it seems clear McCain will have no shortage of opponents on Twitter.
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