‘The View’ Panelists Debate Over Trump During Black History Month

What began as a discussion about President Donald Trump’s Black History Month celebration at the White House quickly turned into a heated on-air clash between conservative guest co-host Savannah Chrisley and longtime panelist Sunny Hostin.

Chrisley attempted to push back on critics who label Trump a racist, arguing that her personal experience tells a different story.

“I think, you know, when it comes to the event that happened yesterday, what’s so hard for me to witness is people stating that the president is a racist, because I’ve seen him firsthand. He saved one of my best friends’ lives, a Black woman who has been with him for —,” Chrisley began before being cut off.

“He is a racist,” Hostin interjected flatly, as Chrisley continued trying to finish her point.

Chrisley repeated that Trump had saved her Black friend’s life, but Hostin dismissed the defense.

“So, he has a Black friend. He’s a racist,” Hostin shot back.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg soon joined the exchange, explaining why she and others on the panel see Trump differently.

“Here’s the problem, Savannah, and why we have a different take on it,” Goldberg said. “Many of us have a different take on it, because when you target DEI programs with executive orders your first week in office, arguing that the policies undermine national unity.”

Goldberg went on to reference what she described as “racist posts about the Obamas” and Trump’s past calls for the death penalty in the case of the exonerated Central Park Five, arguing those actions made his behavior difficult to ignore.

Hostin doubled down.

“Let’s call a thing, a thing. Donald Trump is a racist. There is no question in my mind. It’s time to say the truth and tell it like it is,” she said, citing a recent Truth Social post depicting the Obamas as apes in a Lion King-themed image. Hostin rejected claims that a staffer was responsible for the post.

“A staffer did not do it,” she insisted.