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“The View” cohorts erupted at one another during a discussion about the war in Iran after guest host, CNBC’s Sara Eisen, objected to narratives that President Donald Trump was coerced by Israel.
Eisen, who was filling in as guest host for co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, responded to the resignation of Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent. Kent resigned on Tuesday and in his resignation letter claimed the United States started attacking Iran due to pressure from Israel.
“Now, there are two things about that,” Eisen said. “Number one, I think it’s disrespectful and wrong to assume that the United States and the president, especially this president, whatever you think of him, does not act on his own agency and on behalf of the United States of America.”
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Sara Eisen has locked horns with the more liberal co-hosts on “The View” multiple times. (Daniel Zuchnik/Sportico via Getty Images)
“This corrupt president? You don’t think he acts in his own benefit?” co-host Sunny Hostin asked.
“I’m saying that he acts. He does not get coerced by other nations, like Israel,” Eisen responded.
“Really? Okay!” Hostin said in disbelief. “If that helps you sleep at night, that’s great.”
Eisen went on, later suggesting that people should zoom out and try to look at a “potential, long-term positive” perspective about this war in Iran, saying it may potentially lead to a safer world.
“Yeah, no,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said as she shook her head, ignoring the cue music that they were supposed to transition to a commercial break.
“I think ultimately, if we win, we will feel safer without having a huge state-sponsored terror –” Eisen said.
Sunny Hostin suggested Sara Eisen’s stated beliefs about President Donald Trump and the war in Iran are merely comforting narratives so she can sleep at night. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
“And you know what the cost of that winning is?” Goldberg interjected. “It’s our lives. It’s our sons’ lives.”
Goldberg agreed with many of the past statements about the war that, yes, the regime needed to change, but argued that the American military under Trump has essentially started a war without appearing to have a coherent strategy, saying, “You’re fooling with American lives.”
She later said, “We’ve done this enough times to know better. Look at Vietnam, it took us forever to get out of there! Forever! Afghanistan! There were so many, and this was not done well.”
Whoopi then acknowledged that they had to finally go into their commercial break.
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Whoopi Goldberg ignored the cue music to transition to a commercial break, condemning the way the Trump administration is handling the conflict in Iran. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation))
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Eisen filled in as a guest host on “The View” previously and locked horns with co-hosts.
Last month, she argued that Trump has actually done great things for the economy.
“I do want to ask you about the market because it seems that the market doesn’t really pay attention to who is president,” Whoopi said. “The market does what it does.”
“Actually, the market likes who’s president, I think,” Eisen replied. “There’s a lot of upbeat sentiment from companies and from investors about policies that are helpful for growth — you know, deregulation.”
When asked about tariffs, one of Trump’s most controversial policies, Eisen argued that companies have absorbed the effects, saying, “You know what? They’ve never been more profitable right now. But, also, they like the tax bill.”
