“The View” co-star Sunny Hostin called President Donald Trump a “DEI hire” on Monday while responding to his inauguration and pointed out the “hypocrisy” of his announcement that he would withdraw the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies.
“One thing I thought about was the hypocrisy of a man being installed as president on the same day we remember MLK, and this man said he was going to end diversity, equality and including,” Hostin. said. “Because Martin Luther King didn't just want racial equality, he wanted economic equality. And that's something people tend to miss.”
“I want to remind people that he said that Black Americans deserved reparations for the injustices they faced. He argued that reparations were a form of justice, not well, not charity, and he said, 'it's okay to tell a man to lift himself up with his sandals but to tell a man who has no shoes to lift himself up with his sandals,'” he continued. first.
“When you think about that and Donald Trump says things that this country is going to be of great value, you're talking about a man who didn't become president of the United States because of value,” Hostin said, arguing that he “doesn't have”. political experience.” He concluded by saying, “He's been given everything he's got. I am a legacy employer. If anything, I'm a DEI employer, 'he didn't get it', and that's some of the things I used to do. to think.”
Sunny Hostin said during “The View” on Tuesday that President Trump was “a DEI employer.” (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
Hostin and co-star Ana Navarro revealed that they are not watching inauguration on Monday, both emphasized that it was also Martin Luther King Jr. Sun. Hostin revealed beyond words that he went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch college football with friends instead.
Later in the program, Navarro encouraged Democrats to protest Trump every chance they get.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said she watched and covered the inauguration, and came away believing people should stop using the phrase “normalizing Donald Trump,” arguing that Trump has become “normal ” due to re-election.
“Donald Trump is normal whether he likes it or not, 75 million people voted for him. Now he is as big a part of American history as George Bush, Barack Obama and any 2-term president,” Griffin said. said.
He continued, “I was surprised by the image of – he left four years ago in shame, no one showed up when he announced his candidacy again two years ago – ' and now he's back like a king and has the biggest titles. industry, fashion designers, he had Democrats and every former president there, and I think it is a moment to note that why he won and the reasons he did.”
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US President Donald Trump, first lady Melania and US Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha attend the National Day of Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, US, January 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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Last week, co-host Joy Behar accused country singer Carrie Underwood of normalizing Trump by agreeing to complete his inauguration.