The View co-host Joy Behar claimed President Trump is only attending daily press briefings because he can’t hold rallies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“He cannot have his ‘MAGA’ Trump rallies anymore, where they tell him how wonderful he is,” Behar said during Monday’s show. “He is using us instead of the MAGA rallies, and that’s why he makes these. He never made these when he was doing his rallies, and poor Dr. Fauci.”
Behar, who is quarantining out of caution during the outbreak because her age puts her in a “higher-risk group” of contracting the virus, made the statements on The View from a remote location after co-host Sunny Hostin addressed Trump’s daily updates to the press.
“It seems to me that networks should not even be at this point broadcasting his 90 minutes of misinformation,” Hostin said. “I understand why Cuomo’s on. That’s one thing, but I almost think it’s a disservice to the country at this point.”
After Behar interjected in the discussion that Trump is just attending the briefings because he doesn’t have rallies to host, she lauded Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
“I’m falling in love with Andrew Cuomo,” she said. “He always used to annoy me, but now I find him — he is so brilliant, and I can’t believe I fell in love with Andrew Cuomo.”
The president has canceled several campaign events and has ceased holding rallies as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread. However, he has been participating in daily press briefings on the coronavirus, which a few networks cut away from on Monday following arguments from some that Trump’s messaging during the news conferences is not always accurate.
