The hosts of the American TV show “The View” on ABC are struggling to cope with the victory of the newly elected President Trump in the days following the presidential election.
Four out of the five co-hosts appeared on today’s show dressed in black as if attending a funeral. And after some of them expressed respect for the democratic process, it didn’t take long for anger to surface.
“I’m deeply disturbed,” said co-host Sunny Hostin. “I think if you look at the New York Times this morning, the headline was ‘America Makes a Dangerous Choice.’ I think in 2016 we didn’t know what to expect from the Trump administration, but now we know he will have almost unchecked power.”
“I’m deeply disturbed that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution did not prevent someone who participated in an insurrection from becoming president of the United States,” Hostin later continued.
“I’m surprised by the results, but I’m not surprised as a woman of color, I was so hopeful that a mixed-race woman married to a Jew could be elected president of this country, and I think it had nothing to do with politics, I think this was a referendum on cultural dissatisfaction in this country.”
Hostin also expressed concern about “mass deportations and internment camps.”
“I still won’t say his name,” said Whoopi Goldberg, who was the only one not wearing black, sticking to her vow not to say Trump’s name on the program. Joy Behar complained on Thursday about how not only did Trump win the White House, but Republicans are poised to retain the House and take the Senate, and conservatives maintain a majority on the Supreme Court.
“It’s pathetic,” said a dejected Behar. “There’s no checks and balances. A completely intelligent, qualified woman, lost to a guy who simulated sex with a microphone. I mean, come on, America!”
Hostin clashed with co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, who argued that Democrats “missed the moment” and misread what the electorate wanted.
“Do you think Republicans missed the moment? What about a Republican Party autopsy, the Trump party autopsy right now?” Hostin asked.
“But they just swept them,” Griffin replied.
“They won, but they’re morally bankrupt,” Hostin countered.
After Griffin pointed to a Texas county where 97% of the population is Latino and where Trump won, Hostin blamed “misogyny” and “sexism” for it, rather than the border crisis.
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