Overview
- White House spokesman Davis Ingle issued a statement Wednesday calling Joy Behar a “talentless hack” and touting Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran that he said cut Iranian retaliatory attacks by 90%.
- Behar’s comment came during a segment that played Trump’s claim Iran sent a “very big present,” after which she joked, “What’s the gift, besides herpes?” and pressed guest host Abby Huntsman to name concrete military gains.
- Huntsman, a former Fox colleague of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was pressed on Tuesday by Sunny Hostin to say if Hegseth is qualified, and she ultimately said he is not after repeated questioning tied to Trump’s praise of Hegseth’s push for strikes.
- Huntsman later grew emotional on the show’s podcast Thursday as a member of a military family, saying she wants a clear plan, the bombing to stop, and U.S. troops to come home safe.
- ABC says The View remains No. 1 in daytime per a March 20 release, even as coverage splits, with Fox News amplifying the White House’s success claims and left-leaning outlets spotlighting the hosts’ on-air challenges and jokes.