The View quickly addressed the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on the morning show. Thompson was tragically gunned down in Midtown Manhattan by an unidentified suspect who remains at large. While all hosts agreed that the violence was horrifying, they had differing opinions on the United States healthcare system.
During the discussion, liberal-leaning Joy Behar and conservative panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin debated about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. This healthcare legislation, signed into law in 2010, aimed to enhance access and affordability of healthcare services.
Griffin emphasized that violence should never be the solution to addressing issues within the healthcare system. Behar, on the other hand, suggested an alternative solution: “And I would add, don’t vote for Republicans,” she remarked.
Behar claimed, “They want to overthrow Obamacare, they have no interest at all in this particular—” but Griffin cut in to protest, “Respectfully, we complain about our healthcare right now. We are living under Obamacare.”
Griffin continued, “Obamacare ain’t perfect, either. It actually created monopolies in the healthcare system.”
Sunny Hostin, who had been listening to the back-and-forth, chimed in to tell Griffin, “It’s the only thing that’s come closest to universal healthcare,” as Behar agreed, “We have nothing better.”
Hostin then turned to one of her favorite topics on The View, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s “brain worm,” or the parasite that partially ate his brain.
“My fear also when I was reading about this story is that we’re gonna have RFK Jr. responsible for health and human services, who has a brain worm,” Hostin said, as Sara Haines jumped in with her own “legal note” to claim that the worm was gone. However, Hostin told her, “No, I think it got encapsulated in his brain. I went down a rabbit hole on that.”
Griffin then quipped, “A worm hole, if you will!”
The View airs weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.
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