Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts of The View, suggested Wednesday that Thanksgiving this year might be the "perfect time" to discuss the state of politics at the dinner table.
The hosts of the talk show noted that Thanksgiving is a time when families attempt to avoid the subject of politics during Thanksgiving dinner because it is meant to be a time for families to come together. When asked by co-host Whoopi Goldberg how one could bring up the subject of politics at Thanksgiving dinner, Behar suggested that one should discuss politics with their families "at all events like this."
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"This is a perfect time to bring up where the country's going. Make sure you have all your facts. Make sure you have your ammunition and be calm. No carving knives on the table. That helps," Behar said, eliciting laughter from the show's audience. "But I think, to me, they always say, 'Never talk about politics or religion.' There’s nothing more interesting than those two topics."
Behar added that one should also discuss former President Donald Trump and "educate your relatives who don't understand."
The other co-hosts added their own take on Behar's suggestion, with co-host Ana Navarro saying that she and her family discuss politics all the time, though she added that they make sure that they follow a "no offense taken" rule when discussing the topic. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin agreed, saying she was "open" to a disagreeable conversation.
"You can have an honest dialogue if there’s respect, but nobody's going there wanting to have that conversation," Griffin said.
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Recent polling data indicate that 61% of people said they would prefer not to talk about politics over Thanksgiving this year, while just 29% were looking forward to discussing the subject this weekend. The data also indicated that 59% of respondents felt that politics in the United States has not changed since last year in terms of how they feel about discussing politics with family and friends, according to the data from the Quinnipiac University national poll.
A total of 1,574 self-identified registered voters nationwide were surveyed from Nov. 9-13 in this poll, which had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.