The View co-host Meghan McCain said Wednesday that the “progressive left must” resolve “the question of whether the politics of race, gender and identity precedes job qualifications.
“[The View] 25 years old next year. We only have one Asian American guest at this show. So does that mean that one of us should leave at some point because there is not enough representation? “McCain said.” We are talking about whether the politics of identity are more important than job qualifications? And I think that’s an ongoing issue that needs to be addressed on the left. “
McCain praised America as a “meritocrat,” but expressed concern that recent political stories involving minors and a Harvard discrimination lawsuit in which Asian-American candidates were examples of “slope well slippery ”for American culture.
“We’re going to a place where people even need money if people deserve to get into the Ivy League, race and gender are more important than your skill qualifications, the content of your character,” McCain said. this is what Martin Luther King preached. “
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McCain was answering Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s, D-Ill., A recent report considering Biden’s administration has not been “aggressive” enough in the selection of diverse White House cabinet candidates. The elder said she would not vote for any candidate who did not achieve her level of diversity.
“I’ve been talking to them for months. And they’re not yet aggressive. So I won’t vote for any White House candidate, except diverse candidates. I’ll be a no-brainer. “Everybody’s.” until they figure this out, “she told reporters Tuesday.
However, Duckworth quickly reverted to saying that she had received “promises” from Biden White House that he would do “much more to promote [Asian American or Pacific Islander] voices and perspectives at the highest levels of government, including the appointment of an AAPI chief executive to represent the community, consolidating AAPI ‘s role determination and advancing relevant policy recommendations and important to the community. “
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McCain said she was “surprised” by Duckworth’s views, but also saw them as a “natural progression” of identity politics.
“So if you have someone who deserves a qualification who is just a white man, who has more paper experience no matter what field they name a minority with less experience,” McCain said. “Are we now in a place where this is important?”
Fox News’ Edmund DeMarche contributed to this report.