'They can go to hell': Meghan McCain says of those calling for 'deprogramming' Republicans



"The View" co-host Meghan McCain delivered a strong rebuke of those who have called for "deprogramming" some Republicans in the wake of President Donald Trump leaving office, saying outright that "they can go to hell" and pointing to liberal journalist Katie Couric directly.

What are the details?

Earlier this month, Couric asked HBO host Bill Maher during an interview, "How are we going to really almost deprogram these people who have signed up for the cult of Trump?"

The former co-anchor of NBC's "Today" show has faced backlash over the comment in recent days, even leading to reports that her opportunity to guest host on "Jeopardy!" might be in peril.

Fox News reported that during Monday's show of "The View," McCain "said she thought there would be a stronger desire for unity from Democrats in the aftermath of President Biden's election win, but she said the language from liberals had been more concerned with dehumanizing Trump supporters, which she called dangerous for Democrats and the country."

The outlet noted that "Couric and several others, including McCain's 'The View' colleague Sunny Hostin, have referred to Trump backers as "brainwashed" or in need of "deprogramming" in the past two weeks.

"If you don't care about unity you should care about the politics of this, because right now there is a vacuum to pick up the four people — four in ten Republicans who feel very disenfranchised," McCain said.

She added, "If President Biden and Democrats want to have a big tent party and include some of these people, great, and if we're all just deplorable and need to be reprogrammed as Katie Couric said, then honestly they can go to hell, because I don't need to be deprogrammed. I just have a different perspective on how the government should be run."

.@MeghanMcCain: "If we’re all just deplorable and need to be deprogrammed, as Katie Couric said, then honestly they… https://t.co/y2E4hrNP6P
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@Mary Margaret Olohan)1611591479.0

What else?

Biden is a longtime friend of the McCain family and its late patriarch, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Meghan McCain and her mother, Cindy McCain, supported Biden in his 2020 race against Trump, who was a strong critic of Sen. McCain even after he passed away from brain cancer in August 2018.

But Meghan McCain signaled Monday that calls to "deprogram" Trump supporters threatens the nation itself, saying, ""That 74 million Americans are basically irredeemable people ... I think it's horribly dangerous for the country."

Backlash hits Katie Couric's 'Jeopardy!' guest host plans over 'deprogram' Trump supporters remark: report



Katie Couric's opportunity to guest host "Jeopardy!" is reportedly in danger after she advocated last week that supporters of former President Donald Trump should be "deprogrammed."

What's the background?

As TheBlaze reported, Couric suggested on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" that America needs to explore how to "deprogram" Trump supporters.

Couric was speaking with show host Bill Maher about the deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and Trump's effort to challenge the results of the election.

"I mean, it's really bizarre, isn't it, when you think about how AWOL so many of these members of Congress have gotten. But I also think some of them are believing the garbage that they are being fed 24/7 on the internet, by their constituents, and they bought into this big lie," Couric said.

"And the question is how are we going to really almost deprogram these people who have signed up for the cult of Trump," she declared.

What's happening now?

According to the New York Post's Page Six, Couric's comments have her in hot water with "Jeopardy!" producers, who believe that Couric's remarks offended the core audience of the legendary game show.

"The 'Jeopardy!' audience is very conservative. And the show has always steered clear of politics," the source told Page Six.

"Katie's comments so soon after she was announced as a host are very concerning to the producers. They are worried there will be a backlash against her. There has already been some complaints," the source explained.

The source told Page Six that, at the very least, Couric has ruled herself out of becoming Alex Trebek's permanent replacement.

"'Jeopardy!' viewers are quite a traditional bunch, and there's fears she might be too polarizing after this," the source explained. "At the very least, she already appears to have ruled herself out of becoming the permanent host of the show."

Trebek, who hosted "Jeopardy!" for nearly four decades, died in November after battling pancreatic cancer. Show producers announced a slew of guest hosts — including Couric, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Ken Jennings, who holds numerous "Jeopardy!" contestant records, among others — who would fill Trebek's shoes while executives searched for a permanent host.

'The cult of Trump': As Biden era begins, calls grow louder to 'deprogram' Trump supporters



Countless leaders on the left are now arguing that removing President Donald Trump from office won't be enough — they're now calling for the president's "cult-like" supporters to be "deprogrammed." And it's not just fringe politicians.

During an appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher" last week, former NBC anchor Katie Couric said, "The question is, how are we going to really almost deprogram these people who have signed up for the cult of Trump."

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi questioned whether the nation needs "a 9/11-type commission" to determine whether President Trump was colluding with Russian President Vladimir Putin "the day that the insurgents invaded our Capitol." Clinton also made sure to include her favorite "deplorables" in her unsubstantiated conspiracy theory:

"But we now know that not just [Trump] but his enablers, his accomplices, his cult members, have the same disregard for democracy," Clinton said to Pelosi.

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson and New York Times Magazine's Nikole Hannah-Jones agreed that there is a need for "millions of Americans, almost all white, almost all Republicans" to be deprogrammed and punished, during an MSNBC interview last week.

Now, a story from the Washington Post is also preaching that narrative and even added that we need more restrictions for conservatives on social media and in the broadcast industry.

"So now we have to be deprogrammed? We've heard this over and over and over and over again, for months," said Glenn Beck on the radio program Tuesday. He read through the shocking details of the Washington Post op-ed and discussed the extraordinary dangers of the latest anti-conservative movement in America.

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Ocasio-Cortez demands taxpayer dollars to 'deradicalize' white supremacists: 'Their world will never exist'



Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) says that taxpayer funds should be used to "deradicalize" white supremacists.

What did AOC say?

Speaking with supporters during a virtual town hall Friday night, Ocasio-Cortez blamed recent violence — including the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 — on white supremacy.

"The white supremacist cause is futile, it's nihilist — it will never be realized," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The path forward for all of us is a multiracial democracy that fights for the economic and civil rights of every American."

She added of white supremacists, "Their world will never exist. That's why we're seeing violence right now."

Ocasio-Cortez was speaking in response to a question about how Americans should respond to those who believe in conspiracy theories, but were not part of the violence at the Capitol. Ocasio-Cortez warned that "this is a problem that doesn't go away on Jan. 20," and said it will require "many, many, many millions of hands" to help "pick up the pieces."

Ocasio-Cortez explained that, during her time on the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, she has learned about programs that "deradicalize" white supremacists. Ocasio-Cortez blamed President Donald Trump for "pulling the plug" on funding for such programs.

But if America wants to adequately address the problem of white supremacy, Ocasio-Cortez said taxpayer funding for "deradicalization" programs should be significantly increased.

"We need to double, triple or quadruple, or increase funding for these deradicalization programs en masse," Ocasio-Cortez said.

NY-14 Virtual Town Hall with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezyoutu.be

What's the background?

Just last week, Ocasio-Cortez suggested that all of Trump's supporters, and perhaps the entire Republican Party, is guilty of white supremacy.

"I don't want to hear or see the Republican Party talk about blue lives ever again. This was never about safety for them, it was always a slogan because if they actually cared about rule of law they would speak up when people break the law," Ocasio-Cortez said. "They would speak up. They would enforce fairness and equity, but they don't give a damn about the law. They don't give a damn about order. They don't give a damn about safety."

"They give a damn about white supremacy, they care about preserving the social order and the mythology of whiteness," she added. "They lust for power more than they care about democracy."

@AOC AOC: Trump’s “white supremacist” supporters believe in a myth; thus "they have to resort to violence” https://t.co/HlILuy24DB
— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott)1610534828.0