Pres. Biden’s cabinet nominee Neera Tanden is under fire over past controversial tweets where she attacked politicians - Meghan McCain argued Thursday

 "The View" Co-host Meghan McCain compared Neera Tanden to Donald Trump as she condemned both for their bad behavior on Twitter.

Tanden was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget, but as her confirmation continues, she has come under fire for insulting comments she has made about numerous lawmakers and officials on Twitter. As The View discussed this on Thursday, McCain said she counts Tanden among “the media people and political people in general who are, like, the worst trolls of anyone.”

This eventually led to McCain drawing a connection between Tanden and Trump:

She was really sort of unhinged on Twitter and she would just go after everyone and she was extremely reactive. It’s not so much that she was saying ‘Moscow Mitch.’ It’s more that we’re electing her to a position of huge power and influence in the U.S. government, and I don’t want someone this reactive and impulsive in charge. Look what just happened when we elected someone president who was that reactive and crazy and couldn’t control themselves on Twitter.

McCain went on to say she was “done” with media and political people who engage in vitriolic conversations on Twitter, and that “we have to talk to each other the way we would in person.”

She made this point by reflecting on those who’ve been “horrific” to her online, but “apologetic and sweet” whenever she meets them in person.

Tanden was immediately confronted by concerns over her nomination from both parties when she appeared before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.

Leaders from both sides of the political spectrum called out Tanden for personal attacks and statements she has made on social media. Additionally, committee chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he was worried about the millions of dollars the Center for American Progress, which Tanden used to run, has received from large corporations and special interest groups.

The first Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee to question Tanden one day before, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, immediately brought up Tanden's posts, many of which she deleted late last year.

Portman cited several examples of Tanden's statements, including her calling Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, "the worst" and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., a "fraud," saying that "vampires have more heart than Ted Cruz," and referring to then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as "Moscow Mitch" and "Voldemort," referring to the Harry Potter villain.

"I recognize the concern," Tanden said. "I deeply regret and apologize for my language – some of my past language. I recognize that this role is a bipartisan role, and I know I have to earn the trust of senators across the board. I will work very aggressively to meet that concern."