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‘The View’ stars react with discouragement to Donald Trump’s re-election (VIDEO)
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‘The View’ stars react with discouragement to Donald Trump’s re-election (VIDEO)

On On Wednesday’s (November 6) live show, the co-hosts of The view there was a lot of thinking to do after the 2024 presidential election was called in favor of Donald Trump. Most of the panelists were dressed in black to match the funeral mood of the moment, but some still tried to be optimistic.

On the verge of tears, Joy Béhar said: “What I remember is that the system worked. We live in a democracy. People were talking. That’s what people wanted. I vehemently disagree with the decision made by the people, but I am very hopeful that we have a democratic system in this country. We should value it. We should love it. We should protest if the situation requires us to protest, which I am sure it will. I already experienced this with (Richard) Nixon. It was very difficult. But my God, my God, have we a country if we can keep it.

Sarah Haines added that although she was disappointed with the outcome, she vowed, “I’m not going to stop walking.” »

In the meantime, Alyssa Farah Griffin also admitted that this was not the outcome she voted for, but said: “We live in a democracy. I have my vote. Millions of people voted… Tens of millions of Americans, our friends, our neighbors, our family members voted for Donald Trump. We do not agree with them. I know we all do it at this table, but these are good, honest people who are patriotic and love this country, and I can’t speak to what led them to the conclusion of being with it, but I think this is a time for us to listen to each other. She added that she had heard rumors that people might be fighting for jobs in the Trump administration and said there were good people in that group.

Sunny accommodation was frankly shocked. “I’m deeply disturbed… I think in 2016 we didn’t know what we would get from a Trump administration, but we know now, and we know now that he will have almost unlimited power,” she said. she said, adding: “I’m not worried about my situation in life. I’m worried about the working class. I’m worried about my mother, a retired teacher. I’m worried about our elderly people, their social security and their care I. worries about the future of my children, especially my daughter, who now has fewer rights than me Hostin then demanded that “the convicted felons box on job applications be removed” as a result. of Trump’s election.

For Ana Navarrowho was on the ground at Kamala Harris’ election headquarters Tuesday night, found the whole evening “very sad,” but said, “But today, unlike Donald Trump and his supporters, I recognize that he won .” I hope for the best for our country and I commit to our LGBTQ, our immigrants, our elderly, our young girls, our women that we will never stop fighting.

Whoopi Goldberg said her insistence that viewers vote did not come with instructions as to who to choose because “I wanted to make sure people exercised that right” and that “too many people I know died trying to vote. She also praised Harris for launching a campaign in just two months. She also insisted: “I’m still not going to say his name. »

The viewweekdays, 11 a.m. ET