The View Boss Warns Whoopi And Joy: 'Stop Attacking Trump Or Else'
The View is in hot water again, and this time the drama is happening behind the cameras.
Because it is The View, of course there is drama. The table has been leaning hard into politics, which apparently set off alarms high up the Disney food chain. At the same time, the show is gearing up for a new season with a very mixed bag of guests. So, yes, both a scolding and a splashy comeback are in the air.
Inside baseball: the boss weighed in
According to Radar Online, Disney CEO Bob Iger privately told the co-hosts to tone down the political heat earlier this year, specifically after the show kept zeroing in on Donald Trump. The reported response from the table? They thought the ask was silly and decided they were going to keep doing their thing. Very on-brand.
The viral moment that poured gasoline on it
One clip that caught fire online had Joy Behar framing Trump against Barack Obama with a not-so-subtle comparison:
'The thing about him is he is so jealous of Obama. Because Obama is everything that he is not. Trim. Smart. Handsome. Happily married. And can sing Al Green's song Let's Stay Together better than Al Green.'
That drew a sharp statement from a spokesperson identified as Taylor Rogers, who blasted Behar as irrelevant and accused the show of hitting an all-time ratings low last year. The View did not address that statement directly, but the show did deny it was struggling in the ratings.
The long-running format, the current lineup
The View has been doing the multi-generational, hot-topics roundtable since 1997. The current crew: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, and Alyssa Farah Griffin. If you have watched this show for more than five minutes, you know the opinions are the point.
The guest booking dust-up
Another controversy that followed the show this past year: a conservative watchdog study from Media Research Center's NewsBusters claimed that between January 6 and July 25 the show hosted 102 left-leaning guests and zero conservatives. That imbalance became a talking point for critics who already thought the table leans too blue.
Season 29 is locked in
Controversy or not, the show is back after the summer break. Season 29 premieres September 8, 2025, with Whoopi, Joy, Sunny, Sara, Ana, and Alyssa all expected to return. In a teaser, Goldberg basically promised more unpredictability, saying viewers keep coming back because you never know what is going to happen. Hard to argue with that.
- Early guest slate: Emma Heming (Bruce Willis' wife), Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, New York Giants legend Eli Manning, plus actors Tim Allen, America Ferrera, and Matthew McConaughey.
Bottom line: Disney reportedly asked for less political flamethrowing, the hosts shrugged, and the show is loading up the couch with a lineup designed to make headlines anyway. It is The View. Expect sparks.