'The View' Co-Hosts Back Harris: Democrats Should Skip Impeachment if They Win Congress

On Friday, four days before the midterm elections, the co-hosts of ABC's "The View" played a clip of Kamala Harris and then largely agreed with what she said: if Democrats win back Congress, impeaching President Donald Trump should not be the plan.

Harris made the comments Tuesday on "The Parnas Perspective" podcast. She called impeachment "not a good idea," saying Democrats have limited resources and that the energy should go toward accountability and investigations. She also drew on her time in the Senate, noting that the votes were not there in the last go-round and, by implication, are not there now.

Sunny Hostin said she did not think impeachment belonged on the agenda. She pointed to House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, whom she expects to be the next speaker after November. By her account, Jeffries has a 100-day plan covering tax credits, limits on ICE and restrictions on stock trades, plus a 100-hour plan to undo unpopular Trump policies. She said that plan may not include impeachment.

Ana Navarro argued that Democrats should first make sure they win. She said the focus should be on getting out the vote rather than debating what happens afterward. Even with the House, or both chambers, she said, Trump remains president, so legislation needs his signature or a veto-proof majority, which she called very difficult to reach. She said she is completely against impeachment, adding that there are "100 other ways" to hold the administration accountable, and that impeachment is moot without the 67 Senate votes needed to convict.

Joy Behar raised Richard Nixon, who resigned after Republican lawmakers told him he lacked enough Senate support to avoid conviction. Her conclusion about Trump: if Democrats lack the votes to convict, there is no point in impeaching.

Sara Haines made a political argument. She said many Trump voters are angry that he broke campaign promises, and she cited his remodeling and redecorating and what she called a pursuit of revenge. In her telling, voters were left high and dry, which she said explains why some red states appear to be flipping. Democrats, she said, should do investigations but also show immediate action on the promises they make, bringing policy to votes even if it cannot get past the president.

Alyssa Farah Griffin said a trial and investigation cost a lot of money. She suggested day-one measures a Democratic Congress could pursue that some Republicans might support: repealing Trump's tariffs, which falls under Congress's power of the purse, and trying to wind down or pause the war in Iran. Both, she said, would help bring down fuel prices.

The View was not alone. Earlier this month, veteran Democratic strategist James Carville also cautioned against impeachment if the party takes Congress. Dan Turrentine, a Democratic strategist and co-host of "The Huddle" podcast, told Fox News Digital that neither the Senate arithmetic nor the public is there. He said people are angry about the economy, tariffs, healthcare, the Iran war and corruption, and feel the president is focused on everything but them. He warned that the quickest path back to the minority is a focus on revenge and score settling.

The open question after Tuesday's vote is whether Democrats, if they win, spend their time on oversight and legislation as these voices urge.