The co-hosts of "The View" engaged in a heated debate on Tuesday over the casual attire of Senator John Fetterman, D-Penn., with co-hosts Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin advocating for "decorum" in Congress.
Co-host Joy Behar criticized Republicans for criticizing Fetterman's attire, stating that it was "all about politics." She argued that people like Fetterman because he represents the "every man."
However, Griffin disagreed, stating that while Fetterman's attire was charming during his campaign, there should be a level of decorum in the Senate. Griffin, who worked in the Capitol where dress codes are enforced, expressed concern that Fetterman was deliberately not going on the Senate floor because he was not in dress code. She argued that some of the most consequential conversations in history happen on the Senate floor as people are going to vote.
Co-host Whoopi Goldberg defended Fetterman, stating that "that's how he does it." Haines, on the other hand, argued that as an elected senator, Fetterman should adhere to a dress code. She expressed a desire for a return to tradition, stating that "we have lacked so much of what was once tradition that Im starving for just a moment that looks like the old times."
Co-host Sunny Hostin found Fetterman's attire "quite endearing," stating that if it doesn't bother the people who voted for him in Pennsylvania, it doesn't bother her. Goldberg argued that Fetterman's attire had to do with "comfort," stating that he was doing what the American dream tells you to do, which is to be yourself.
According to the Associated Press, Fetterman found a "workaround" to the legislative body's dress code rules. He votes from the doorway of the Democratic cloakroom or the side entrance, making sure his "yay" or "nay" is recorded before ducking back out.
The debate over Fetterman's attire was sparked by a tweet from Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who criticized his "casual" dress. Boebert stated that there was "no excuse" for his attire, calling it "truly unbecoming for someone to show up like that to any job, let alone a job that only 100 people are elected to do."
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