The View's Sunny Hostin Gets Into Tense Spat With Elisabeth Hasselbeck Over Conservative's 'Proud' Support for Donald Trump

Sunny Hostin shaded Elisabeth Hasselbeck when the latter returned to The View as a guest co-host on Monday, March 2.

As the ladies discussed Donald Trump's controversial decision to bomb Iran, Hostin pointed out how the president appeared to go back on his declaration during the 2024 election, when he said the country would not be headed toward another world war.

"I thought this was going to be the president of peace, I thought this president wanted to win a Nobel Peace Prize for peace," she stated.

"That is not what I’m seeing. I am not seeing America first. I think people that voted for Trump — I was not one of them, I think you were," she said pointing at Hasselbeck, with audible "Ooohs" coming from the audience. "Those people wanted America first."

“I proudly voted for Trump," Hasselbeck replied, to which Hostin said, "Yes, you did."

"Because the alternative was not great and we would absolutely be under the wrong power," the former TV star continued.

As Hostin noticed Whoopi Goldberg preparing to cut to commercial, she said, "Let me just finish..."

"No, I'm going to stop everybody," the actress responded. "Because we're going to go and come back and we can continue the conversation then."

Hasselbeck was filling in for Alyssa Farah Griffin, who went on maternity leave after giving birth to her first child on February 10.

Hasselbeck was a co-host on The View from 2003 to 2013 and was known for getting into arguments with her costars due to her conservative views.

She seemed prepared for things to get heated again, saying at the beginning of the episode, "Listen, civil discourse is not dead. We might have differences of opinion, but we love each other and we're stronger."

"I actually think for the young people watching it's important to see that you can have — Whoopi, you've said it before — we can hold our positions in one hand, and each other's hand in the other, and be able to just live as Americans with the freedom that we have and speak our hearts and minds," the Survivor alum continued.

"We get to do that all week," Hasselbeck noted. "It might get a little spicy at times, but we do not hate each other, we love each other. We have the freedom to do it, and it's important to remind everybody of that."

Nonetheless, Hasselbeck has shaded the ABC talk series since leaving, admitting in 2025 that she thinks the show is "sinking."

Her diss came after Joy Behar criticized Carrie Underwood for performing at Trump's inauguration that year.

"Joy — @carrieunderwood is an INCREDIBLE WOMAN. You could learn from her strength," Hasselbeck wrote on X.

Behar doesn't film The View on Mondays but is expected to be on Tuesday's episode.