Meghan McCain Accuses Joy Behar of Spreading ‘Fake News’ About the Economy

Is this why people tune into “The View” on ABC — for the open, in-your-face feuding?

The latest encounter between two of the co-hosts certainly didn’t disappoint many people, that is for sure.

On Friday morning during the show, Meghan McCain (shown above right) actually accused her own co-host, Joy Behar (above left), of spreading “fake news.”

Behar had asserted the American economy is slowing down and by implication, blamed President Donald Trump for that issue — and McCain called her out for her incorrect statements.

In actuality and as widely reported on Friday morning, the U.S. economy added 136,000 jobs in September, as the Washington Examiner and many other outlets noted.

And the unemployment rate hit a new 50-year low at 3.5 percent, according to federal data released Friday.

The number of new jobs fell short of the 145,000 jobs that the Labor Department had expected to be created — but the steady and low unemployment numbers indicate a strong American economy.

The unemployment number is now at the lowest point since 1969, as CNN and other outlets pointed out. That 50-year low is astounding.

“They might want — the media needs to stop doing Trump 24/7 and start talking about the fact that the economy is really slowing down,” asserted Behar — for her own political reasons, of course.

“Jobs are slowing down,” she said. “The farmers are in trouble. Manufacturing is taking a dive.”

But McCain pushed back immediately on that.

“The economy is not slowing down,” she said to Behar.

“Yeah, it is. The Dow dropped 800 points in two days,” Behar shot back.

“The economy is not slowing down. That’s part of the problem,” McCain argued in return. “I mean —”

“That’s just fake news that the economy is slowing down. It’s just fake news. It’s part of the paradigm of why his [Trump’s] base is still standing with him,” added McCain.

Watch the video of their spirited exchange — and right below that, see some tweets.

Share your thoughts as well!

See these tweets on the jobs report released on Friday:

Given hearty jobs report-with its lowest ever unemployment rate for blacks and Latinos-at some point the Left has to give credit where credit is due. Pragmatically speaking, @realDonaldTrump is a civil rights pioneer. We're at full employment. Everyone who wants a job, has one.

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) October 4, 2019

Incredible news: The September #jobsreport says the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% for the first time since 1969!

?Economic opportunity is at a 50-year high.?

Let's keep our foot on the gas and pass #USMCA so the October report is even better! https://t.co/lfzeNADv59

— Rep. Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyPA) October 4, 2019

New jobs report reveals @realDonaldTrump’s policies delivered the lowest unemployment in 50 years today

Add this to last month when they delivered lowest ever Black & Hispanic unemployment

And this is who Democrats want to impeach?

What—are they scared they can’t beat him?

?

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 4, 2019

Calling all Democrats!

What do you have to say about the STRONG September #JobsReport? pic.twitter.com/06lqzGv8mm

— Team Trump (@TeamTrump) October 4, 2019