The View co-host Sunny Hostin blasted networks for airing President Trump’s coronavirus press conferences, saying they were endangering the public.
“I just don’t even think that certain networks should even air these press conferences,” the host said Monday. “I think they are akin to Trump’s rallies. I think they’re dangerous for the American public. I mean, I almost think that you listen to them at your own peril.”
Hostin accused Trump of “endangering American lives” by perpetuating “misinformation” during the press conferences.
“I think you don’t tune in. Networks don’t broadcast it, and then on the back end, you only listen to people like Fauci, perhaps like Sanjay Gupta, but you don’t listen to them in real time because I think people’s lives are at stake,” the host said.
“People believe him. They believe him,” she added of Trump. “People that are going to believe him because he’s the president of the United States, and he’s giving misinformation to their own peril. People are dying because of some of the information that’s being disseminated from these clown press conferences.”
Hostin took particular aim at Trump touting the benefits of the drug hydroxychloroquine. She questioned whether the president was promoting it during his public appearances because he could stand to benefit financially.
Both CNN and MSNBC have both aired the president’s coronavirus press conferences but have also threatened to cut them off if they are not informative.
