The View co-host Joy Behar fear mongered to her viewers on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is using the National Guard as a “pretext to stop the next election.”
During a segment on the show, Behar tied Trump’s deployment of federal troops to combat rising crime in major cities like Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Portland to a supposed plot against the 2028 presidential election.
The discussion on The View centered on Trump’s recent actions to address urban crime waves, which co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin acknowledged as a real issue but criticized for lacking collaboration with local officials. Griffin suggested better funding and training for police instead of federal intervention.
Griffin had said of Trump’s handling of the issue, “It’s not the way to address the problem if it even is as significant as it is.”
“There is crime in American cities; but the way to deal with it is get the funding that you need for police, get the training that you need, and work with local officials,” Griffin continued.
“This is a pretext to stop the next election,” Behar asserted. “That’s what I think it is.”
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JOY BEHAR: This is a pretext to stop the next election. That's what I think it is. pic.twitter.com/eibs6KYobl
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