{"id":127299,"date":"2025-08-07T21:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127299\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T21:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:01:09","slug":"white-house-wants-joy-behar-to-leave-u-s-slams-rosie-odonnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/127299\/","title":{"rendered":"White House wants Joy Behar to leave U.S., slams Rosie O&#8217;Donnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The White House responded to Rosie O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s criticism in an exclusive statement to EW.<\/li>\n<li>Spokesperson Taylor Rogers calls O&#8217;Donnell and View cohost Joy Behar &#8220;irrelevant losers.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The statement also says the White House wants Behar to move out of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The White House has taken aim at <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joy Behar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rosie-odonnell\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rosie O&#8217;Donnell<\/a>, after former <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The View<\/a> cohost O&#8217;Donnell shared an impassioned <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rosie-odonnell-says-abc-will-cancel-the-view-11786678\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">speculation that the talk show would be canceled<\/a> amid growing political tensions.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> When reached for comment on O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s post, which referenced Behar, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly that they feel the pair are &#8220;irrelevant losers,&#8221; while also creating a new nickname for Behar.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cRosie O\u2019Donnell and \u2018Joyless\u2019 Behar are irrelevant losers with too much time on their hands, whining about a failing talk show while everyday Americans are working hard,&#8221; Rogers says in a statement, which goes on to reference O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s recent move to Ireland to escape <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s second-term presidency. &#8220;Our country is better off with Rosie living abroad \u2014 and we can all hope \u2018Joyless\u2019 Behar will join her next!&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> Rosie O&#8217;Donnell and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty; Chip Somodevilla\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The statement continues, chastising &#8220;the mainstream media&#8221; while also alleging that the entity at large &#8220;is finally admitting that writing off 80 million Americans is not a winning business model.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> EW has reached out to representatives for O&#8217;Donnell and Behar at The View for a response.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The White House spoke out after O&#8217;Donnell shared a lengthy statement on TikTok in which she speculated that The View would be canceled amid unconfirmed rumors that parent network ABC was considering ending the show over &#8220;liberal bias.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Because it\u2019s not enough to run the country into the ground. You have to control what people SEE What they HEAR What they think,&#8221; O&#8217;Donnell wrote in the post&#8217;s caption. &#8220;And\u00a0The View? Well, that\u2019s a little too much woman \u2014 a little too much truth \u2014 a little too much\u00a0Joy Behar\u00a0saying &#8216;I don\u2019t think the insurrection was a tourist visit, Karen.&#8217; Apparently, the truth is dangerous now.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> She finished, writing, &#8220;So no \u2014 we do not get quieter. We do not make ourselves smaller, so they can feel more comfortable. We speak louder. We take up space. We stand together and say what is true, even when it shakes the walls. Because the most dangerous sound in the world is a woman who knows what she\u2019s talking about \u2014 and refuses to stop.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The View\u00a0has drawn criticism from a wide range of sectors in recent weeks, beginning after Republican panelist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ana-navarro\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Navarro<\/a>\u00a0slammed tourists as racist for visiting Florida&#8217;s so-called &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz&#8221; detention centers amid Trump&#8217;s crackdowns on immigration.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/white-house-responds-the-view-ana-navarro-alligator-alcatraz-comments-11770611\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exclusive statement to EW<\/a>\u00a0in July, another White House spokesperson, Abigail Jackson, said that, &#8220;Every time you think Ana Navaro [sic] can&#8217;t get any dumber, she proves you wrong.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> After Behar suggested on a later episode that Trump was jealous of Barack Obama&#8217;s looks and healthy marriage to Michelle Obama, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/white-house-statement-the-view-pulled-off-air-joy-behar-criticism-11777461\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">White House released another message to EW<\/a>. This time, Rogers said that\u00a0The View\u00a0might be &#8220;pulled off the air&#8221; over Behar&#8217;s comments, again calling her an &#8220;irrelevant loser&#8221; over her words.\n<\/p>\n<p> Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg for &#8216;The View&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Lipsky\/ABC<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Later, Federal Communications Commission chair\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-consequences-the-view-joy-behar-donald-trump-11778835\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Carr discussed potential &#8220;consequences&#8221; for<\/a> The View in an appearance on Fox News that also saw him speak about unchecked liberal bias in the media.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Animated comedy <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/south-park-responds-homeland-security-ice-recruitment-11785706\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Park<\/a> and Late Show host <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/stephen-colbert\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Colbert<\/a> have also <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/white-house-responds-south-park-donald-trump-bed-satan-spoof-11778279\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tussled with Trump in recent weeks<\/a>, after the White House lashed out at the cartoon series over its depiction of a fictionalized version of Trump attempting to seduce Satan.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On Thursday morning, the White House reacted to South Park&#8217;s depictions of the Trump administration&#8217;s various other figures, including <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/south-park-jd-vance-kristi-noem-11786533\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JD Vance as a small, bumbling assistant to the president<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/south-park-responds-homeland-security-ice-recruitment-11785706\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Homeland Security head Kristi Noem<\/a> as a dog-shooting, gun-toting woman whose face melts off at the end of an episode.\n<\/p>\n<p> Rosie O&#8217;Donnell, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on &#8216;The View&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>ABC\/Courtesy Everett\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> When reached for comment, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin provided EW with a statement it released Wednesday, in which the department thanked &#8220;South Park\u00a0for drawing attention to ICE law enforcement recruitment.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly&#8217;s\u00a0free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get breaking news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Supporters of Colbert, a frequent Trump critic, also alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/stephen-colbert-reacts-to-donald-trump-celebrating-the-late-show-cancellation-11776565\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the wake of his talk show&#8217;s cancellation<\/a> that, amid CBS parent company Paramount&#8217;s recent merger with Skydance, the move <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/david-letterman-blasts-cbs-skydance-over-stephen-colbert-late-show-cancellation-11779694\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">might&#8217;ve been politically motivated in an effort to get the FCC<\/a> to approve the deal.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The View\u00a0(alongside its companion\u00a0Behind the Table\u00a0podcast) returns in September for season 29, with episodes airing at 11 a.m. ET\/10 a.m. PT on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/entity\/abc\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The White House responded to Rosie O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s criticism in an exclusive statement to EW. Spokesperson Taylor Rogers calls&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":127300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-127299","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114989503833485941","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}