Is the coronavirus pandemic pushing Meghan McCain further to the left? On Monday morning, The View‘s resident conservative argued that the COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted rampant racial bias and structural inequality in the United States. After explaining that African-Americans are much more likely to die of COVID-19 complications than white Americans, McCain insisted that the government must offer increased medical care to less privileged communities. “If it comes out at the end of this that we let a certain segment of the population die in larger numbers,” she said, “This is going to be a moment in history we will not come back from.”

McCain came out swinging on Monday morning, explaining that self-quarantine has given her plenty of time to think over the past few days. “One of the things over the weekend that I have been particularly scared and alarmed by is the absolute racial inequality that this virus is hitting,” she said, explaining that black Michigan residents are 40% more likely to die of COVID-19 than their white neighbors (McCain initially got the statistic wrong, but clarified after the commercial break). “These numbers are across the board. Especially in New York City, they’re all comparable.”

“There was a thought that maybe this virus would be some kind of equalizer for everyone, and if anything, the coronavirus has shown that this racial bias is showing up in larger numbers,” continued The View co-host. “And it’s very hard to watch this country let an entire segment of the country get sicker and die faster.”

McCain went on to surprise yet again when she revealed that she watched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live on the topic. “We need to start sending medical care into different communities and different areas that don’t have the same kind of access to medical care that everyone on this show does,” said the conservative firebrand. If not, she insisted, “This will be one of the moments in history that, particularly, will come out very damning.”

Watch Meghan McCain highlight the “racial inequality” inherent in the coronavirus pandemic in the clip above.

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