''The View' is deeply troubled by Trump's decisive election win.'
This week, Trump voters have been the target of harsh criticism from co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, and Ana Navarro.
The victory of President-elect Trump has been a challenge for ABC's "The View" in the days after the election.
On Wednesday's show, four co-hosts wore black, giving the impression of attending a funeral. Although some paid tribute to the democratic process, it didn't take long for anger to surface.
"Sunny Hostin, co-host of "The View," stated, "I am deeply troubled. The New York Times headline this morning reads 'America makes a perilous choice.' In 2016, we were unsure of what we would get from a Trump administration, but now we know. And we now know that he will have almost unchecked power.""
"The 14th Amendment did not prevent an insurrection participant from becoming president, which disturbed Hostin. Despite being surprised by the results, she was not surprised as a woman of color, for she had hoped that a mixed-race woman married to a Jewish man could be elected president. In her view, the election was a cultural referendum of resentment in the country."
Hostin expressed concern about the possibility of "mass deportations and internment camps."
Sunny Hostin, a co-host on 'The View,' expresses concerns about 'internment camps' following the victory of President Trump.
Whoopi Goldberg stated that she would not reveal Trump's name on the show, as she had previously pledged.
On Thursday, Joy Behar expressed her frustration that Trump has won the presidency and Republicans are likely to retain the House and gain control of the Senate, while conservatives continue to hold a majority on the Supreme Court.
"Behar lamented, 'It's pathetic. There are no checks and balances. A qualified woman lost to a man who was pretending to have sex with a microphone. I mean, come on, America.'"
Joy Behar fumes over Trump's election: 'Come on, America:'
Alyssa Farah Griffin argued that Democrats "missed the moment" and misread what the electorate wanted, while Hostin clashed with her.
What about a post-mortem on the Republican Party, the Trump Party right now?
"But they just swept though," Griffin responded.
"They won but they're morally bankrupt," Hostin shot back.
Hostin accused Griffin of ignoring the border crisis and instead blaming the 97% Latino Texas district's overwhelming victory for Trump on "misogyny" and "sexism."
Sunny Hostin blames Latinos moving to Trump on sexism and misogyny:
Goldberg seemed to echo Vice President Harris' assertion that the high prices are not caused by inflation resulting from Biden-Harris policies but rather due to grocery stores' price gouging.
Goldberg argued that the reason for high grocery bills is not due to the actions of the Bidens or the state of the economy, but rather because the grocery store owners are greedy.
Those comments reportedly sparked outrage among grocers.
On Friday, Hostin launched into a bitter attack on the country.
"What is wrong with America is that the Republican Party supports a candidate who is an insurrectionist, election denier, and a convicted felon with multiple impeachments and allegations of sexual misconduct. The party's message of divisiveness, xenophobia, racism, and misogyny is in stark contrast to a message of inclusiveness and unity."
Sara Haines argued that Democrats' "condescending" tone was responsible for alienating voters.
"That message of joy and inclusiveness?" Hostin sniped at Haines.
"No," Haines replied. "The message of being uneducated, being unintelligent, and the problems with America."
Haines posed a question to her co-host: "Why did they vote for Sunny, despite his questionable character?"
Hostin replied, "Yes, so [Democrats] need to be introspective."
"No! We must be introspective!" Haines exclaimed. "If we voted for Kamala Harris, we must acknowledge what didn't resonate with the voters. Do you know what didn't resonate with the voters? When they were expressing concerns about safety and the left's focus on defunding the police and bail reform."
Haines later added that they screamed and screamed and screamed, but they didn't vote for him because he's a racist or a misogynist. Instead, they voted because they needed help in their everyday lives.
Trump voters would confess to being "racists" and "misogynists" in the exit polls, according to Behar jokingly.
Griffin countered, "Are you seriously suggesting that 74 million individuals are racist?"
Ana Navarro appeared to shame women and minority voters for backing Trump.
"Navarro stated that Black people voted for a racist, Latinos voted for someone who would deport their abuela, Puerto Ricans voted for someone who treats them poorly, and white women voted for someone who took away their reproductive rights, which are difficult for people like him to comprehend."
The intense hostility exhibited by Hostin could be due to her recent confrontation with Vice President Harris on "The View."
Kamala Harris states that she wouldn't change anything she's done as Vice President if she were in Joe Biden's position on "The View."
To the Democratic nominee, Hostin posed a softball question: "If you were in President Biden's position during the past four years, would you have done something differently?"
"I have been a part of most decisions that have had an impact, and nothing comes to mind in terms of it," Harris replied.
The Hostin-Harris exchange was showcased in numerous political advertisements, which portrayed Harris as not a candidate of change and likely to continue Biden's policies. This exchange immediately gained traction on social media and was seized upon by the Trump campaign.
Dana Walden, a senior Disney executive who oversees ABC News, is one of Harris' "extraordinary friends," according to a report in the New York Times. Walden and Harris have been friends since 1994, while their husbands, Matt Walden and Doug Emhoff, have known each other since the 1980s.
Disney's highest-ranking television executive, Walden, does not influence editorial decisions, according to ABC. She has donated to numerous Democrats and supported Harris' political campaigns since at least 2003.
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