Sara Haines' Political Thanksgiving

The View: Behind the Table

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🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Haines joins executive producer Brian Teta to discuss her Thanksgiving holiday and how she navigates political conversation at the dinner table. Then, she reacts to a new survey that shows most Americans don't see the value in a four-year degree and reflects on how finances shaped her college experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.4	And I'm here with the gift.
0:25.6	Three ribbons on this gift.
0:26.9	It's Sarah Haynes.
0:28.3	Just put me under your tree.
0:36.4	Happy Thanksgiving belated.
0:37.4	I missed you.
0:38.6	I missed the show last week.
0:41.3	But you hosted Thanksgiving at your house, which is a big deal.
0:42.7	I've never done that.
0:43.2	How did it go?
0:44.1	It's a lot.
0:45.4	Well, it went really well.
0:47.0	This was Max's dream.
0:48.9	Max's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. You told me that, and I respect it.
0:50.4	Well, I love it because he says it's not about presents.
0:52.5	It's about family.
0:53.4	It's about gratitude. It's about football games. Food. It's pure. He loves that. So he's been
0:59.7	begging and I get very anxious and nervous about that stuff. And finally I said, yes, if you just
1:05.1	take the lead. So he did all the food and he handpicked all the recipes and everyone
1:10.4	raved, including myself. I said,
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