Overview
- The View segment, which aired Tuesday, featured Joy Behar claiming Jesus never called himself the Messiah.
- Co-host Sara Haines corrected her immediately, saying “That’s exactly what Jesus said,” as Whoopi Goldberg cut the debate short.
- Short clips of the exchange spread widely online, with conservative figures and outlets including the Media Research Center, Eric Metaxas, and Sen. Ted Cruz condemning Behar’s remarks.
- Coverage pointed to biblical texts such as John 4:25–26 and Mark 14:61–62 that show Jesus identifying himself as the Messiah.
- The discussion followed President Trump’s since-deleted Truth Social post with an AI image he said depicted him as a doctor, not as Christ.