Joy Behar tells Meghan McCain she ‘did not miss’ her on 'The View' while she took maternity leave

During an otherwise typical discussion about politics, Joy Behar took a dig at Meghan McCain.

“Excuse me I was speaking. I was talking. I’m talking about-- I’m talking about traitors here,” Behar said after being interrupted.

McCain followed that with, “You missed me so much when I was on maternity leave. You missed me so much. You missed fighting with me, don’t act like you miss fighting.”

Behar fired back, “I did not. I did not miss you. Zero.”

McCain, who in September had her first child, Liberty Sage, with husband Ben Domenech, was surprised by Behar’s blunt statement. As chaotic crosstalk took over, she said to Behar, “that’s so nasty … I was teasing because you said something rude.”

Video Transcript

MEGHAN MCCAIN: You missed me so much. You missed fighting with me.

JOY BEHAR: I did not.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: Don't act like you missed fighting with me.

JOY BEHAR: I did not miss you.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: OK somebody let somebody answer the question.

- It's only Meghan McCain's second day back on The View since taking maternity leave. And for Joy Behar, the gloves are already off. During an otherwise typical conversation about the potential for a third political party, Behar contrasted the severity of the GOP splintering divisions with the Democrats own factions, which upset McCain.

JOY BEHAR: The Republican Party is in much more trouble right now because--

MEGHAN MCCAIN: Are you kidding me? You have AOC saying--

JOY BEHAR: Excuse me. Am I done? I'm not done.

- After McCain made her point about the infighting within the Democratic party, Joy jumped back into the fray, miffed about being interrupted. It escalated to say the least.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: Fighting within the Democratic party as well.

JOY BEHAR: I was speaking.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: I know what you're--

JOY BEHAR: I was talking.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Right.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: I'm talking about, I'm talking about--

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: OK, somebody, yeah.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: You missed me so much when I was on maternity leave. You missed me so much. You missed fighting with me.

JOY BEHAR: I did not.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: Don't act like you missed fighting with me.

JOY BEHAR: I did not miss you.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: OK. Somebody, let somebody answer the question.

SUNNY HOSTIN: Can I weigh in?

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Or I'm moving on.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: You know what, that's so nasty.

SUNNY HOSTIN: I'd like to weigh in.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: That's like so nasty. I was teasing.

SUNNY HOSTIN: Whoopi, can I weigh in?

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: OK, guys, guys, hold on.

- The discussion quickly devolved into a free for all until Whoopi stepped in to take back control.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Everybody stop. Everybody stop.

MEGHAN MCCAIN: That's so rude.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: This is not the way to do-- this is not the way to do it. And so I'm going to now become Whoopi and say Sarah I'd like to hear from you right now.