“The view” co-host Sunny Hostin on Monday called President Donald Trump a “DEI hire” as he responded to his inauguration and pointed out the “hypocrisy” of his announcement that he would abolish diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
“All I was thinking about was the hypocrisy of the fact that a man would be inaugurated as president on the same day we commemorate MLK, and that same man would say he would get rid of diversity, equality and inclusion,” Hostin said. said. “Because Martin Luther King not only wanted racial equality, but also economic equality. And that’s something people often miss.”
“I want to remind people that he said Black Americans deserve reparations for the injustices they face. Arguing that reparations were a form of justice, not actually charity, he said, quote, “It’s okay to tell a man. to lift himself up by his own bootstraps, but to tell a man without boots to lift himself up by his own bootstraps,” she continued.
“When you think about that and Donald Trump says things about this country being a meritocracy, you’re talking about a man who did not become president of the United States because of merit,” Hostin said, arguing that he has “no political experience. ” She concluded, “He got everything he got. He’s a throwback. If anything, he’s a DEI hire, a “didn’t earn it” hire, and so these are just some of the things I’ve done. think it over.”
Sunny Hostin said on “The View” on Tuesday that President Trump was a “DEI mercenary.” (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
Hostin and co-host Ana Navarro revealed they weren’t watching the inauguration on Monday, with both emphasizing that it also included Martin Luther King Jr. Day was. Hostin revealed at the top of her comments that she went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch college football with friends instead.
Later in the show, Navarro encouraged Democrats to protest Trump every chance they get.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said she watched and covered the inauguration, and distanced herself from it, believing that people should drop the phrase “normalize Donald Trump,” arguing that Trump had already “normalized” on on the basis of his re-election.
“Donald Trump has been normalized, like it or not, 75 million people voted for him. He is now as much a part of American history as George Bush, Barack Obama or any other president,” said Griffin.
She continued: ‘I was shocked by the images of – he left in disgrace four years ago, barely anyone showed up when he announced his re-election two years ago – and now he came back a conquering king and had the greatest titans in his sights. world. industry, fashion designers, he had Democrats and every former president there, and I think it’s a moment to take note of why he won and the reasons why he won.
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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 at the 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 normalize Trump by agreeing to perform at his inauguration.
