The co-hosts of “The View” fired back Friday at former President Trump by skewering their show during his speech at the Al Smith dinner.
Trump spoke Thursday night at the 79th Alfred E. Smith Foundation Memorial Dinner, a decades-old charity event that brings together various movers and shakers in New York.
The event has become a political and cultural hallmark of election seasons, known for adding calm to the campaign trail.
Multiple co-hosts on the show objected to the idea of Trump attending the Catholic Charities event, arguing that it challenges current Catholic values and normalizes him as a person.
“To have Donald Trump sitting there and we’re pretending that he’s some kind of honorable citizen, I find it very offensive,” co-host Ana Navarro said. “I’m glad Kamala Harris wasn’t there. Oh, and by the way, Donald Trump misspelled her name 11 freaking times.”
Later, co-host Joy Behar quipped, “It seems like one of the biggest issues of the Trump campaign is this show!”
They then showed footage of Trump roasting his critics at the dinner, declaring: “This stupid show ‘The View’ is so bad now that I was watching it the other day and thought to myself, ‘You know what? ? They really need to bring back Rosie O’Donnell,’” prompting laughter from the audience at the event.
“That show is bad. Those people are evil. I know every one of them and they are bad news. I want to tell you. And it doesn’t do very well either. I always like to say, you know, ratings are very important. When they don’t do well, it doesn’t do very well,” he said.
Behar then appeared to taunt him by mumbling wordlessly and slouching around before saying, “Anyway, I think he’s met all of us except Sunny.”
“Hell no, he’s never met me,” Navarro protested. “No no no no no. I don’t know what the hell you’re reading, but I have to tell you, I’ve lived 52 years, I’ve lived 44 years in this country. I never shook that man’s hand, I never kissed him, I never saw his show, I never bought any of his crappy products, and I never voted for him!”
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin dismissed his comment on their ratings, arguing, “We’ve been number one in daytime for the last four years, so the ratings are good.”
“Isn’t it such a nice thing to live rent-free in his head?” He later asked the Host. “I mean, we live rent-free in this man’s head.”
“I like it. I love it and I love that he has now admitted, at least three to four times, that he watches the show. thank you Thank you, Donald. Hello!” she said to the camera.
Presidential nominees for both political parties have historically attended Al Smith’s dinner to exchange barbs with each other in a mild manner.
Harris skipped the event — the first time a nominee has done so since failed Democratic nominee Walter Mondale in 1984 — and instead sent dinner organizers a video to broadcast to the audience that was panned by critics.
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