“Pathetic and Disheartening” The View’s Panel Slams Nikki Haley for Endorsing Trump
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In a fiery segment on The View, the panel members did not hold back in their critique of former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Once a vocal critic of Donald Trump during the GOP primaries, Haley has now made headlines with her emphatic endorsement of the former president during her speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC).
The co-hosts of The View, particularly Joy Behar, lambasted Haley for what they perceived as a stark reversal of her previous stance and a desperate attempt to curry favor with Trump’s supporters. Behar’s comments were particularly cutting, as she described Haley’s endorsement as “pathetic” and “disheartening.”
According to Mediaite, Behar argued, “Now she’s given permission for her to have people to vote for him when they might have stayed home and voted for Biden.” Sunny Hostin questioned, “Are you surprised?” To which Behar responded, “No I’m not. But I mean, she’s not the only one. They all up there kissing the ring of dear leader.” Whoopi Goldberg added, “Not the ring they’re kissing.”
Hostin emphasized, “They all, though, Joy said, most of them, except, I think for Chris Christie, that they would get behind Donald Trump if he were the nominee and they are sticking to their word. They’re getting in line, they’re circling their wagons.”
The conversation became even more personal as Behar and Hostin pointed out the perceived hypocrisy of other prominent Republicans who have aligned with Trump despite past conflicts. Behar noted, “So DeSantis doesn’t care that he insinuated he was a pedophile doesn’t care? Cruz doesn’t care that he said his wife was ugly?” Hostin added, “They care about their party and power before their country. And that is very, very clear.”
Behar continued, “No, I think they’re addicted to their power. It’s an addiction. You have to have an addiction. I have an addiction to Scrabble, okay? And I understand an addiction from that point of view. You don’t want to give it up and they’re addicted. They shouldn’t have term limits. They should not be there forever and ever and ever.”
EW reported that Alyssa Farah Griffin, who had previously worked as a communications associate in Trump’s White House, also expressed her disappointment in Haley. Griffin, who had once supported Haley as a challenger to Trump, felt betrayed by her recent actions.
She remarked, “If I may say, my most disappointing moment of Nikki Haley last night was she had an opportunity to say why America needs to stand with our allies on the world stage, to counteract [Trump’s V.P. pick] J.D. Vance…And she didn’t do it. I know that’s something she deeply believes in, and it was a missed opportunity.”
Haley’s RNC speech was framed as a plea for unity within the party. She stated, “In the name of unity…I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump has my strong endorsement, period. You don’t have to agree with Trump 100 percent of the time to vote for him.
Take it from me. I haven’t always agreed with President Trump, but we agree more often than we disagree.” As Haley’s endorsement continues to spark controversy, it highlights the deep divisions and complex dynamics within the Republican Party, as well as the broader political landscape.
