âThe Viewâ co-host Joy Behar didnât win any favor with supporters of Presdident Donald Trump when she referred to them as âpoorly educatedâ Americans.
Beharâs words were in response to Whoopi Goldbergâs question in Thursdayâs show about whether Trumpâs address to the nation Wednesday night offered her any âclarityâ on Trumpâs plans regarding Iran.
âNo, he â first of all, he wants to bring a country to the stone age. There are people there in Iran, by the way,â Behar said in response to Goldbergâs question. âItâs not just two or three people running the place. There are actual people there. He wants to bring it to the Stone Age, and at the same time he wants a Nobel Peace Prize. That is the definition of crazy.â
âAlso, thereâs like magical thinking that all of a sudden the gas prices, which are $10 in California in some parts âa gallon âand the stock market is in the toilet. He thinks this is magically going to come back. Does he really think weâre that stupid?â Behar asked.
Sunny Hostin answered, âYes!â
âHe does,â Goldberg added.
âYeah, but Iâm not one of the poorly educated, OK? Those are the ones he thinks he can get to and those are the ones who are gonna turn on him,â Behar said.
âThe crazy thing is even the poorly educated recognize when theyâre being grifted. Just because you donât have book learning doesnât mean you donât â youâre not smart enough to know when somebody is bamboozling you,â Goldberg said.
âTheyâre feeling it themselves at the pump,â Behar said.
Hostin chimed in about Trumpâs low approval rating.
âHis approval rate is down to 35% which is an all-time low. And I didnât gain any clarity,â she said.
âWhat, is it 35?â Behar asked.
Hostin responded, â35%, yeah. And you know, numbers matter to him. For me I didnât gain much clarity but I think the Iranians did because he said itâs going to be over this two to three weeks. Why would you tell your alleged enemy, why would you telegraph your enemy, âJust hold off for two or three weeks then youâre going to be good!â So that was very unpresidential and not very smart.â
