The View co-host Joy Behar may be facing heat after another anti-Trump tirade — this time prompting a warning that her show could be “next to be pulled off-air.”
On Wednesday’s broadcast, Behar responded to President Donald Trump’s call for former President Barack Obama to be investigated following newly declassified documents from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Those documents allege that Obama and senior officials orchestrated false intelligence assessments to fuel the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
Behar dismissed the revelations outright and pivoted to a familiar line of attack.
“First of all, who tried to overthrow the government on Jan. 6? Who was that again? That was not Obama,” Behar said. “The thing about [Trump] is he’s so jealous of Obama, because Obama is everything that he is not: Trim, smart, handsome, happily married, and can sing Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’ better than Al Green. And Trump cannot stand it. It’s driving him crazy. Green is not a good color.”
Her comments drew a swift rebuke from the White House.
“Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome,” spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital. “It’s no surprise that The View’s ratings hit an all-time low last year. She should self-reflect on her own jealousy of President Trump’s historic popularity before her show is the next to be pulled off-air.”
Behar giddy. https://t.co/bQkvfUkP7Y
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) October 28, 2019
Behar has long been one of Trump’s most vocal critics in daytime television, often sparking controversy with her comments. The latest clash comes as Trump ramps up his calls for accountability over what he calls the Obama administration’s “manufactured” Russia investigation — a move the White House says is supported by Gabbard’s disclosures.
A spokesperson for The View, in comments to Entertainment Weekly, defended the show’s performance, saying it is “up in total viewers and women 18-49, versus the comparable weeks last season, to its most-watched in four years,” and remains “No. 1 in households and total viewers among all network daytime talk shows and news programs for the fifth straight season.”
