Amid the panel’s criticism of Trump, Sara Haines made an NSFW joke about Diddy that finally did not land with the viewers.
The View is weighing in after President Trump shared that he could be open to probably pardoning Sean “Diddy” Combs amid his intercourse trafficking trial.
On Tuesday’s episode of the daytime speak present, Sunny Hostin, Whoopi Goldberg, Pleasure Hear, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin reacted to Trump’s feedback saying he’d look into the case if Diddy’s convicted, not ruling out a pardon. The hip-hop mogul has maintained his innocence in opposition to costs of intercourse trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to have interaction in prostitution.
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Goldberg kicked off the dialogue by first highlighting Trump’s current — and controversial — pardons of actuality TV star couple and identified Trump supporters, Todd and Julie Chrisleywho have been serving jail time after being convicted of financial institution fraud and tax evasion.
After the moderator confirmed a clip of Trump expressing how he’d be probably prepared to pardon Diddy, the panel slammed POTUS, calling it “shameful” — and famous that Trump may very well be utilizing his presidential pardon energy to assist those that really want it.
Hostin mentioned she feels “disgusted” by how Trump has used his energy, referencing how he pardoned 1,500 folks, with most being “January sixth insurrectionists who had assaulted cops.”
As for Diddy, Hostin — a former federal prosecutor — mentioned, “I have been in that courtroom room virtually each single day and we’re listening to about ladies who have been bodily abused, who have been sexually abused, who have been mentally and emotionally abused.”
“The thought that (Trump) would simply take into account it, and he himself has been discovered civilly answerable for sexual abuse,” she continued, referring to Trump being discovered liable in 2023 for sexual abuse of author E. Jean Carroll. “The truth that he could be so dismissive of those costs is de facto one thing that’s shameful. It is simply shameful.”
Griffin famous that whereas high-profile superstar circumstances typically have “two sides,” she feels the Diddy case doesn’t.
“I do not know anybody in public life who’s like, ‘Oh no. He is a great man, and he is getting a foul deal right here,'” she mentioned, earlier than citing what she known as an “fascinating factor” in 50 Cent.
Griffin identified that the rapper — who has been a vocal critic of Diddy for many years amid their longstanding feud — posted on social media that he plans to speak to Trump about Diddy following his remarks a couple of potential pardon, earlier than the subject briefly went off track when Haines made a NSFW joke that did not actually hit with the viewers.
“50 Cent has had a little bit of a relationship with Trump … He got here out and mentioned he was going to speak to Trump about why he shouldn’t pardon Diddy as a result of he is been all on Diddy’s issues for years and been calling him out for it,” Griffin mentioned, to which Haines chimed in, “Everybody’s been on Diddy’s issues.”
Griffin laughed, whereas the viewers groaned, earlier than the dialogue resumed as if nothing occurred.
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The women went on to weigh in on why Trump’s willingness to pardon celebrities, such because the Chrisleys, and rappers Kodak Black and Lil Wayne.
Griffin — who was the director of strategic communications throughout Trump’s first time period — mentioned, “I believe he sees individuals who have fame and followings as those who — if he pardons them — they are going exit and unfold his message.”
In the end, Goldberg and her co-hosts listed the explanations a president ought to pardon somebody, akin to if their trial “wasn’t accomplished appropriately,” they served a “vital period of time,” or have been “over-sentenced.”
“That is type of extra clown present stuff,” Goldberg added of Trump, earlier than Hostin famous that there’s often an “workplace on the Division of Justice that critiques every pardon utility, however it would not appear to be taking place anymore.”
Behar joked that Trump ought to create a present known as, “Who’s Your Diddy?,” selling her co-hosts and the viewers to burst into laughter.
But it surely was Griffin who ended the phase with an general humorous thought on Trump and his information of popular culture.
“Trump, when it comes to popular culture, is caught in just like the 90s to early 2000s, like he is frozen in time. So I am fairly certain he nonetheless thinks Diddy is Puff Daddy, and doubtless nonetheless courting J.Lo,” she mentioned.
“That is 4 names in the past!” Behar added.
