The View's Joy Behar sparks furious backlash after branding Donald Trump a 'narcissist' and questioning his Christian faith in wake of assassination attempt: 'She should be fired'
- The host, 81, staunchly criticized the former president on Friday's episode
- Angry fans have demanded network bosses sack Joy over the remarks
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The View's Joy Behar has been slammed for describing Donald Trump as 'very narcissistic' after he claimed he survived his assassination attempt because God was 'on his side' – with a growing mob now calling for her to be sacked.
The former president, 78, acknowledged his Christian faith as he addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earlier this week, marking his first speech since he was shot at by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks last Saturday.
Behar, 81, criticized Trump's lengthy statement during Friday's episode, branding his words 'very unchristian' and 'disturbing.'
Before taking the ABC show to an ad break, she said: 'What I want to point out, one thing. I'm speaking to fellow Christians, I was raised Catholic. I'm a Christian girl.
'When something like this happens to you like this assassination attempt and you say something like "God was watching me," that is a very unchristian thing to say because it's very narcissistic.'
The View's Joy Behar has been slammed for describing Donald Trump as 'very narcissistic'
Sitting alongside co-stars Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Fara Griffin, she continued: 'What about Corey [Comperatore]? What's his name? Comperatore, the fireman who also got [killed]?
'What about all those guys that got killed in Sandy Hook? All of those people?'
'"Oh, God was watching me and not watching them?" There's something very disturbing about that.'
Navarro, 52, then quipped: 'God should have pulled the plug on that mic yesterday.'
Angry viewers called for Behar to be axed from The View after claiming she 'attacked a whole religious base.'
'If there ever was an example of someone NOT a Christian it would be Joy Behar so she should stop claiming she is... She should be fired. A hateful human being,' wrote one.
Another posted: 'Please shut up already. How is The View still on the air?!?'
A third said: 'Joy clearly known nothing about being a Christian and should probably look into how God feels about people who speak on His behalf that don't know him.
The TV host, 81, hit out at Trump, 78, for saying that he survived his assassination attempt because God was 'on his side'
She made the controversial comments during Friday's episode of The View
Angry viewers mobbed social media to demand Behar's axe from The View
'She should start with understanding God wanted to kill Job's friends due to their nonsense. We are actually witnessing God work.'
'What an unnecessary thing to say!' blasted a fourth. 'Of course, any reasonable person would say, "G-d was with me" if something like that happened to them.
'And she couldn't even memorize Corey's last name before serving up this pre-canned comment. Ugly!'
A fifth joked: 'Noted Christianity expert Joy Behar.'
A sixth blasted: 'The View tell Joy Behar "GOD" was watching over me when I almost died from an overdose , so if that a very unchristian thing for me to say, she needs to be immediately FIRED!!! She just attacked a whole religious base!'
It comes amid growing calls for MSNBC anchor Joy Reid to be taken off air after she shared inflammatory theories about Trump’s attempted assassination.
Reid, 55, angered critics on two occasions when she shared a video to X implying that he was not even shot.
After President Biden tested positive for Covid days later, Reid said on a broadcast that the democrat's brush with the virus was as heroic as Trump's reaction to narrowly avoiding a bullet.
Trump was rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13
Five days after his assassination attempt, Trump addressed the shooting at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin
On Thursday night, Trump spoke at length about the assassination attempt on July 13, which claimed the life of father-of-two Corey Comperatore.
During his speech, he said: 'Bullets continued to fly as very brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage and pounced on top of me for protection.
'There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way I felt very safe, because I had God on my side.
'The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had NOT moved my head at the very last instant, the assassin's bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be with you tonight.'
Last Saturday, Trump pumped his fist in the air with blood streaming across his face seconds after being shot in the ear by gunman Crooks at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
He survived the assassination attempt when the bullet missed him by less than an inch.
It came eight minutes after he took the stage at 6:03pm ET.
Crooks opened fire from a rooftop 130 yards from where the former president was on stage speaking to thousands of fans.
He was shot and killed in the incident moments after shooting dead Comperatore.
'It's not just furious viewers calling for Joy to be fired.
What Trump said about the July 13 assassination attempt
Trump spoke at length about the assassination attempt on July 13
'So many people have asked me what happened, and therefore, I’ll tell you what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s too painful to tell.
It was a warm, beautiful day in the early evening in Butler Township in the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Music was loudly playing, and the campaign was doing well.
I went to the stage, and the crowd was cheering wildly. I began speaking very happily because I was discussing the great job my administration did on immigration at the southern border.
Behind me and to the right was a large screen that was displaying a chart of border crossings under my leadership.
The numbers were amazing. In order to see the chart, I started to turn to my right, and was ready to begin a further turn, which I’m lucky I didn’t, when I heard a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me, really hard, on my right ear.
I said to myself, “Wow, what was that—it can only be a bullet,”—and moved my right hand to my ear, brought it down, and my hand was covered with blood.
I immediately knew it was very serious, that we were under attack, and in one movement, proceeded to drop to the ground.
Bullets continued to fly as very brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage and pounced on top of me for protection.
There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet, in a certain way I felt very safe, because I had God on my side.
The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had NOT moved my head at the very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be with you tonight.
The most incredible aspect of what took place on that terrible evening in the fading sun was seen later. In almost all cases, and when even a single bullet is fired—and we had many—crowds run for the exits or stampede, but not in this case.
This massive crowd of tens of thousands of people stood by and didn’t move an inch. In fact, many of them bravely, but automatically, stood up looking for where the sniper would be, and then began pointing at him.
Nobody ran, and by not stampeding, many lives were saved. But that isn’t the reason they didn’t move—the reason is that they knew I was in serious trouble, they saw all of the blood, and thought I was dead, and they just didn’t want to leave me, and you can see that love written all over their faces.
Bullets were flying over us, yet I felt serene—but now the Secret Service agents were putting themselves in peril. And then it all stopped. Our Secret Service sniper, from a much greater distance, and with only one bullet, took the assassin out.
I am not supposed to be here tonight. I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God. Many people say it was a providential moment.
When I rose, surrounded by Secret Service, the crowd was confused because they thought I was dead, and there was great sorrow on their faces until I raised my right arm, looked at the thousands of people that were breathlessly waiting, and started shouting FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
Once my clenched fist went up, high into the air, the crowd realized I was okay, and roared with pride for our country, like no crowd I have ever heard before.
For the rest of my life, I will be grateful for the love shown by that giant audience of patriots that stood bravely on that fateful evening in Pennsylvania.'
