There are a couple of reasons for it. One, the show is on one of the big three legacy networks, ABC, and regularly draws in over two million sycophantic viewers. It’s always good to know what the other side is thinking. Two, they expose the liberal mindset in a way that encapsulates everything wrong with mainstream media, and it must be called out and mocked every step of the way. They’ve put a stranglehold on what news you receive in the past—and they would love to do it again.

Three, sometimes it’s just fun watching fools make fools of themselves, and on Tuesday, they were at it again, with co-host Joy Behar making such a grade-school accusation at Donald Trump that it was hard not to snort.

Donald Trump is stopping the nation’s production of the penny, not because it costs more to make than it’s actually worth, no—it’s because the most powerful man in the world is jealous of a president who died 160 years ago:

Flaunting her profound ignorance of how even Obama floated the idea, ABC News’s Joy Behar claims Trump wants to ax the penny because he’s “jealous of Lincoln” and “small and petty.” “Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah,” agrees former fed prosecutor Sunny Hostin.
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— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 11, 2025

In reality, the stated reason is that it costs 3 cents to produce the 1 cent piece of currency.

It’s so juvenile that it’s funny, but the laughter stops when you realize they’re getting paid good money for this drivel.