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It’s not often that Sunny Hostin finds common ground with JD Vance, but the co-host of The View recently invoked Vance’s previous critiques to highlight what she deemed inappropriate behavior by former President Donald Trump. The discussion arose from Trump’s March 21 post on Truth Social, where he commented on the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who passed away on March 20 at the age of 81.
In his post, Trump wrote, “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP.” This statement sparked reactions across the media landscape, with Hostin expressing her disapproval.
Reflecting on her initial reaction to the post, Hostin stated, “When I first saw that social post from the president, I thought that was something beneath the dignity of the office of the presidency.” Her comments underscored the gravity of the situation in her view.
Hostin then recalled a past incident involving JD Vance, linking it to the current discussion. She mentioned, “I remembered a couple of months back what JD Vance said about Charlie Kirk’s death,” referencing a September 17, 2025, interview with the Vice President on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime. This comparison served to emphasize her point about the standards expected from public figures.
“And then I remembered a couple of months back what JD Vance said about Charlie Kirk‘s death,” she said, referring to a Sept. 17, 2025 interview of the Vice President on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime.
Vance had told Jesse Watters at the time that “the First Amendment protects a lot of very ugly speech, but if you celebrate Charlie Kirk’s death, you should not be protected from being fired for being a disgusting person.”
After a clip of the interview played, Hostin aligned Vance’s criticisms of those celebrating the death of the assassination of the conservative activist to Trump celebrating Mueller’s death.
“And I agree with those sentiments. I think that if you celebrate someone’s death, you should be fired. I think it’s inappropriate, especially coming from the president of the United States,” she elaborated.
Hostin continued citing Mueller’s credits, telling viewers that in addition to being “the sixth FBI Director in our country,” he was a Bronze Star combat Vietnam veteran, the recipient of a purple heart, and also “went back to the Justice Department as a line prosecutor to prosecute homicides at the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
“He then also was a special prosecutor brought back into the fold and asked to do a job, which was to investigate Donald Trump’s campaign’s possible ties to Russia,” she said. “He was doing his job.”
The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.