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Alyssa Farah Griffin believes there are certain figures so universally adored that it’s best to steer clear of any conflict with them.
During Tuesday’s edition of The View, the panel delved into the controversy surrounding a digitally manipulated image shared by former President Donald Trump on Truth Social. The image depicted him alongside a likeness of Jesus, and Trump also made critical remarks about Pope Leo XIV. Although Trump eventually took down the post, Griffin argued that the Pope should remain beyond the reach of Trump’s comments.
“There are just a handful of people around the world you really shouldn’t challenge,” Griffin stated, prompting applause from the studio audience. “The Pope, Dolly Parton, and perhaps the Dalai Lama are among those who are universally cherished.”
Adding a touch of humor, Joy Behar suggested an addition to Griffin’s list.
“You know what? I’d include one more: The View,” she said, earning her own share of applause from the audience.
Griffin, who just returned to The View on Monday (April 13) following her maternity leave, also pointed out the shockingly late times that Trump was posting online.
“I realize this isn’t really the focus of the issue with this tweet, which was ultimately taken down, and he very rarely takes tweets down. What stood out to me is when he was posting it,” she explained. “So he posted a series of tweets between 12:43 a.m., 2:35 a.m., and then 4:10 a.m. in the morning. I have a newborn with better sleep habits than that. Swaddle this man, get him a bottle. What is going on?”
Sunny Hostin agreed, “Shouldn’t he be sleeping?”
While Griffin acknowledged that “your judgment is not at its finest in the middle of the night,” the fact that this post was one he chose to delete “did stand out” to her.
“He didn’t take down that horrible one about Robert Mueller’s death, about Rob Reiner‘s death. There was one about 9/11 that he never took down,” she said. “But this speaks to the fact that he alienated evangelical Christians who are with him, and the Catholic vote, which is a swing vote because Catholics are not as diehard of a block that’s with him the way the evangelicals are. He realized he really stepped in it.”
The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.