Final night time on the Alfred E. Smith Catholic charity dinner in New York, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rattled off a roster of grievances and speaking factors within the guise of jokes that even he didn’t assume have been notably humorous (he appeared to confess as a lot on Fox & Buddies at this time), and one among his targets was ABC’s The View.
“That silly present The View is so dangerous now the opposite day I used to be watching it and considering you understand what? They actually need to deliver Rosie O’Donnell again,” Trump mentioned final night time. “That present is dangerous. These individuals are dangerous. I do know each one among them and they’re dangerous information I need to inform you. And it doesn’t do very nicely both. Scores are essential and it doesn’t do very nicely.”
Naturally, The View aired the not-very-funny clip throughout at this time’s Scorching Matters phase, with cohost Pleasure Behar instantly doing an imitation of a slurring, low-energy Trump earlier than the opposite panelists had their say.
They began with Trump’s assertion that he is aware of “each one among them.” (Whoopi Goldberg had her normal Friday off at this time).
“I’ve lived 52 years,” mentioned Ana Navarro, fervently and mock-angrily disputing any connection to the previous president. “I’ve lived 44 years on this nation. I’ve by no means shaken that man’s hand. I’ve by no means watched his present. I’ve by no means purchased any of his crummy merchandise and I’ve by no means voted for him.”
Stated Sunny Hostin: “The attention-grabbing factor is I have seen him and he has seen me as a result of I coated his trial.”
Subsequent was Alyssa Farah Griffin, who earlier than her daytime TV profession was the White Home director of strategic communications through the Trump presidency. “Apparently he got here after me on a podcast lately saying he didn’t recognized me and he by no means met me regardless of that I labored for him,” she mentioned. “Now he says he is aware of me, which will get to my level: I believe he’s slowing down.”
“He’s shedding it,” agreed Hostin, then smiled and mentioned, “It’s such an fulfilling factor to reside rent-free in his head. I get pleasure from it, I get pleasure from that he has admitted now not less than three or 4 instances that he watches this present. Thanks Donald! Hello!”
And for the file, Griffin famous, “I’d similar to him to know we’re No. 1 in daytime during the last 4 years so the scores are advantageous.”
Earlier this morning, Trump appeared for a pleasant chat on Fox & Buddies, with the subjects of dialog together with the Smith dinner. “Your materials was actual humorous,” mentioned the present’s Steve Doocy. “Who wrote it? Who helped you with it?”
“I had lots of people assist me,” Trump replied, “a few folks from Fox. Truly I shouldn’t say that however they wrote some jokes. And for essentially the most half I didn’t like several of them.”
