Meghan McCain Meghan Marguerite McCainKasich to Meghan McCain: Concern over abortion 'dwarfed' by need to beat Trump Meghan McCain says she believes report Trump called fallen soldiers 'losers' Meghan McCain hits Ivanka Trump's defense of president's Twitter: It's not a 'communication style,' it's 'cruelty' MORE pressed billionaire activist Tom Steyer Tom SteyerTV ads favored Biden 2-1 in past month Inslee calls Biden climate plan 'perfect for the moment' OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump administration finalizes plan to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling | California finalizes fuel efficiency deal with five automakers, undercutting Trump | Democrats use vulnerable GOP senators to get rare win on environment MORE (D) on his presidential ambitions this week, questioning how a candidate with no government or military experience could connect with voters.

“We already have a billionaire businessman in the White House, and it’s not going so great," McCain said on "The View."

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"One of the few things that unites this table is we all think government experience or military experience is important, so no disrespect, nothing you’re saying is resonating with me at all,” she added.

Steyer defended his record by touting his political and philanthropic work.

“For the last 10 years, I have put together coalitions of Americans to take on corporate power and won. So that involves direct democracy, going and taking on oil companies and propositions around the country, taking on tobacco companies,” Steyer said.

Steyer has spent millions on his political organization NextGen America, which registered youth voters during the 2018 midterm elections and worked toward flipping Republican House seats. He also launched the group Need to Impeach, which advocates to begin impeachment efforts against President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE.

But McCain told Steyer that he has “not proven that you can inspire people to elect you to any office.”

“I just think that billionaires — put your money where your mouth is with these candidates. But why run yourself instead of funding them?” McCain asked.

Steyer said his campaign is focusing on "grass roots" mobilization around the country.

“What I’m talking about here is if we are going to reform this government, isn’t it going to have to be from the outside and the grass roots that it’s going to come. Isn’t it going to be the power of the American people deciding that we together have to take back this government,” he said.