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ABC’s The View crossed a line this week, using the death of Senator Lindsey Graham as an excuse to lecture Republicans while accusing his sister of being a “DEI hire” and a product of nepotism. Co-hosts Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin publicly questioned Darline Graham’s qualifications for the U.S. Senate, even as other co-hosts pushed back and noted she would serve only as a caretaker.
Darline Graham was tapped by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to fill her late brother’s seat and was swiftly sworn in to finish the term, restoring the GOP’s Senate majority and honoring Lindsey Graham’s legacy in the process. Her appointment follows state law for interim fills and precedes a special primary and election to choose a successor this fall.
But the real story isn’t her résumé — it’s the sanctimonious double standard on display from the liberal media class. The same hosts who cheered similar interim appointments for Democrat allies have suddenly discovered a reverence for “experience” now that a conservative name is on the line, a predictable flip that exposes their partisan priorities.
Americans should be allowed to mourn without being lectured about qualifications by people who habitually celebrate identity-driven picks when it suits their politics. The GOP and grassroots conservatives rallied immediately around Graham’s swearing-in, recognizing the practical necessity of keeping the Senate functioning while respecting a grieving family’s wish to carry a public servant’s work forward.
The mechanics matter: state law allowed the governor to appoint an interim senator and a special primary is already scheduled so voters will decide in short order who should hold the seat long term. That constitutional and legal process is being ignored by those who prefer performative outrage to sober discussion of how representative government actually works.
Patriots should call out this kind of selective moralizing and demand consistency — not favors for friends and photo ops for media elites. If The View wants to play judge and jury on appointments, then let them apply the same standard to everyone, regardless of party; until then their lectures ring hollow to hardworking Americans who know Washington’s games all too well.
