Overview
- On Monday, Hasselbeck opened by urging “civil discourse” before a heated exchange over President Trump’s strikes on Iran, where she affirmed she voted for him as Whoopi Goldberg stepped in to cool tensions.
- Joy Behar rejoined the table Tuesday, and she and Hasselbeck kept their reunion cordial without revisiting last year’s public feud over Behar’s Carrie Underwood remarks.
- Social posts showed viewers vowing to skip the show during Hasselbeck’s stint, with critics labeling her combative and objecting to her defense of Trump’s actions.
- Hasselbeck promoted her children’s book, God’s Masterpiece, with the studio audience receiving copies, drawing mixed online reactions to the segment and the self-promotion.
- ABC says Hasselbeck is guest-hosting through Friday, March 6, with a rotating lineup continuing during Griffin’s leave, and additional fill-ins such as Abby Huntsman, Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Carpenter, and Whitney Cummings slated next.