‘The View': Joy Behar Says Conservatives Will ‘Turn This Country Into Hungary and North Korea’ If They Get Their Way (Video)

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Joy Behar is pretty concerned about the issues conservatives are choosing to run on in this election cycle. On Monday’s episode of “The View,” she argued that their focus on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion rights will turn the country into a hostile nation if they succeed.Of course, Behar also argued that conservatives might be overplaying their hand. “They always say that the Democrats shoot themselves in the foot, but now it looks like the Republicans are doing that to themselves,” she argued.

In her view, conservatives are taking their attention away from the “kitchen table issues” that the GOP is always touting, and focusing on bigger — harder — topics.“Trust me, these other issues are horrifying,” she conceded. “They will turn this country into Hungary and North Korea, if they have their way.”But for now, she’s hopeful that misguided talking points will work out well for Democrats.

Citing inflation and gas prices as an easy platform point for Republican candidates, Behar marveled at the fact that they’re largely going ignored in the grand scheme of things.“They could still convince a lot of people that it’s the Democrats fault,” Behar said. “But instead of doing that, they’re taking away benefits from wounded veterans.

They’re supposed to be pro-military. They’re talking about abortion rights, which, that ship is past. That ship is over. People already decided that they want women to have free choice on this.