Overview
- The View hosts, in a Hot Topics segment Tuesday, pressed guest cohost Abby Huntsman to answer whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is qualified for the job.
- Huntsman first sidestepped with concerns about the White House posting war memes while troops face real danger, then said on-air that she does not think he is qualified.
- Joy Behar offered to 'save' Huntsman during the exchange, and Sara Haines said flatly that Hegseth is not fit to run the Pentagon, drawing cheers from the audience.
- The debate followed Trump’s Memphis remarks crediting Hegseth with urging strikes on Iran, which Huntsman said could turn into blame if the conflict goes poorly.
- Reports note no public response from Hegseth or the Defense Department, and coverage ranged from Hostin’s 'prosecutor mode' framing to Behar’s intervention during the show’s guest-host rotation.