Pigs are officially flying. No one ever thought one of Trump’s top critics would do this.
And a host of The View has shocked everyone by defending President Trump.
Devastating flash floods in central Texas, where the Guadalupe River surged about 26 feet in just 45 minutes, left a trail of destruction, claiming over 100 lives. The tragedy became a focal point on ABC’s The View, where the hosts clashed over accountability and the role of government in the disaster’s aftermath.
On Tuesday’s episode, cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed back against attempts to tie the crisis to President Donald Trump. Critics had argued that Trump’s efforts to streamline federal operations through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hampered the National Weather Service’s ability to predict the floods and send out timely warnings.
Griffin dismissed this as unproductive politicization. “I think after action reports are really important but politicizing and pointing fingers is not the answer,” she said.
Joy Behar, never one to shy away from critique, fired back, highlighting Trump’s own habit of deflecting responsibility. “Yeah, but Trump does it all the time. He immediately — he immediately starts the blame game,” Behar said.
“So maybe Ms. Leavitt should talk to her boss.” Her comment tapped into a familiar reflex among some hosts to lay nearly every national issue at Trump’s feet.
Joy Behar proclaims it's fine to point fingers and politicize the flooding in Texas because Trump:
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: I think after action reports are really important but politicizing and pointing fingers is not the answer.
JOY BEHAR: But Trump does it all the time. He… pic.twitter.com/smLKnQ5Mp7
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 8, 2025
In a surprising twist, Whoopi Goldberg, who famously avoids saying Trump’s name on air, stepped in to redirect the conversation. She argued that the real issue lay with state-level preparedness, given central Texas’s history of rapid flooding.
“It’s important, I think, for everyone to understand — and I’m shocked that this is coming out of my mouth. I’m not pointing a finger at the man in the White House,” Goldberg stated.
“I’m saying there’s a state that is in trouble and has been. And it doesn’t seem like anything is changing. And maybe we need to get on top of that.”
WATCH:
Whoopi says she's shocked to admit that the Texas flooding was NOT Trump's fault:
"I'm shocked that this is coming out of my mouth. I'm not pointing a finger at the man in the White House. I'm saying there's a state that's in trouble and has been. And it doesn't seem like… pic.twitter.com/0ik2sHHFsL— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 8, 2025
Despite Goldberg’s refusal to blame President Trump, this exchange on The View reveals a predictable pattern among some Left-leaning commentators, particularly the show’s hosts, who often rush to pin blame on Trump. From economic struggles to natural disasters, figures like Behar consistently frame Trump as the source of America’s challenges, even when the connection is tenuous.
This reflex can overshadow the complexities of issues like disaster response, where local and state governments often bear significant responsibility.
In the case of the Texas floods, factors like regional infrastructure, historical weather patterns, and local preparedness likely played a larger role than federal policy. Yet, for some on The View, the instinct to target Trump drowns out these realities.
This approach risks simplifying multifaceted problems into a one-dimensional narrative, sidelining the need for collaborative solutions across government levels.
The Texas tragedy points to the importance of moving beyond knee-jerk blame to address systemic issues in disaster management. It also shows that many times natural disasters simply happen and it’s extremely hard to avoid them.
Goldberg’s call for state-level accountability marked a rare departure from the show’s usual rhetoric of blaming Donald Trump for everything. The question remains whether such moments of clarity can shift the conversation toward meaningful change or if the default to blame Trump will continue to dominate the discourse.
Stay tuned to the Conservative Column.
