Co-hosts on ABCs The View used a discussion on Arctic security to launch yet another round of personal attacks on President Donald Trump, underscoring the daytime shows increasingly partisan posture.
According to Breitbart, the exchange began when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin attempted to frame the issue of Arctic policy through the lens of climate alarmism and strategic defense. Arctic security does matter, especially with global warming, those become more navigable waters, she said, arguing that one of the big reasons it matters is because ICBMs, if they came from Russia or China or Iran to the United States, would likely go over that region.
Griffin went on to acknowledge the legitimate national security stakes, noting, Its a huge place that we want missile defense capabilities, all good things. Yet she quickly pivoted from substance to style, asking, But why do it in the maximum chaos way that he did?
From there, Griffin shifted to a broader critique of a potential second Trump term, echoing a familiar media narrative that presumes institutional safeguards will fail. And I have come to a conclusion. We keep saying, what is the check on this White House in the second term? What is the check on Donald Trump? she asked, before answering her own question.
The one answer is the U.S. stock market. That is what he reacts to the stock market, Griffin declared, reducing complex policy decisions to a single economic barometer. Her remarks set the stage for co-host Sunny Hostin to brand President Trump deeply unserious, a characterization that reflects the shows ideological bias more than any balanced assessment of his record on national defense, economic growth, or Americas strategic posture in the Arctic.
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