As the 2024 presidential election looms, tensions surge on 'The View' with longstanding cohost Joy Behar reaching her breaking point as she addresses indecisive voters.
- Oct 25, 2024
AceShowbiz - With the clock ticking down to the 2024 presidential election, emotions are running high on "The View" as Joy Behar, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, reaches her limit. After years of relentless political commentary, Behar unraveled during Thursday's episode following a contentious CNN town hall with Vice President Kamala Harris.
The tipping point came when the show's moderator, Whoopi Goldberg, aired a clip of undecided voter Pam Thistle criticizing both major political parties for engaging in what Thistle termed "high school gossip."
Thistle expressed the frustration shared by many voters, stating, "How does that impact the voters? That's who you're talking to, that's who you're serving. We don't care, we don't want to hear it."
Behar, visibly exasperated, hit back saying, "Trump is the one who started calling people names. Kamala did not. The Democrats didn't start with that." She added that Thistle "doesn't know what she's talking about" when it comes to the candidates. "He started the name-calling, now he's saying Kamala is stupid and everything else. She's not supposed to respond to that?"
Later in the segment, Behar's frustration spilled over as she targeted undecided voters directly. "This business, 'I'm still on the fence, I'm still on the fence.' Get off the fence, already," Behar demanded. "It's a presidential candidate with credentials versus some kind of a nutcase. That's what you're up against. Stop with the fence, already. I'm sick of it."
As Behar threw her hands into the air, she concluded, "I can't take this anymore. You see, I'm having a breakdown. I cannot wait for election day so I can sleep at night. Ugh."
The conversation continued with cohost Sunny Hostin providing legal context, though the tension remained palpable. To close the segment, Goldberg took a moment to remind viewers - and Trump - that he lost the 2020 election.
"The View" airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC. As the nation inches closer to election day, one can only hope for a calmer discourse in the days leading up to it.
