After "The View" Accused Donald Trump Of Being Jealous Of Barack Obama, The White House Issued This Very Intimidating Response

    "The thing about him is he's so jealous of Obama, because Obama is everything that he is not," Joy said.

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    The White House just issued a shocking statement on why The View should be "pulled off the air."

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    During a July 23 episode, cohosts — Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin — called out President Donald Trump's potential jealousy as the root of his ongoing criticism of Barack Obama.

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    On July 22, Trump accused Obama of "trying to lead a coup... with Hilary Clinton," referring to a report from Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, that challenged the 2017 assessment Russia favored Trump's 2016 election.

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    In response, Patrick Rodenbush, a spokesperson for Obama, said, "These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction. Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes."

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    On The View, Whoopi Goldberg said, "A sitting president just accused a former president of treason," noting that it's a very serious allegation. "For me, didn't the Supreme Court under the guidance of [Trump], say that presidents have immunity? This means you have no right to try to take him to court because he did what he did as president," she continued. "Because if you say nobody has immunity or everybody, you have to decide which way you're going to go."

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    Joy Behar chimed in and added, "First of all, who tried to overthrow the government on Jan. 6? Who was that again? That was not Obama," referring to the 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol building.

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    "The thing about him is he's so jealous of Obama, because Obama is everything that he is not: trim, smart, handsome, happily married, and can sing Al Green's song 'Let's Stay Together' better than Al Green. And Trump cannot stand it. It's driving him crazy," Joy continued.

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    Joy later proposed that Obama sue Trump and Sunny weighed in, saying, "Obama still lives rent-free in his head. I think Michelle Obama still lives rent-free in his head, I think the fact that Malia graduated from Harvard still lives rent-free in his head, and it's just the very swag that Obama has that he will never have."

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    Of course, the White House had something to say about that episode of The View and the cohosts' remarks, specifically coming after Joy.

    According to Entertainment Weekly, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in an email statement, "Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome," and the email also noted The View "hit the lowest ratings" recently.

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    EW reported the White House said, Joy "should self-reflect on her own jealousy of President Trump's historic popularity before her show is the next to be pulled off air."

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    In response to the comment about The View's ratings, a spokesperson for the talk show told EW, they're "up in total viewers and women 18-49, versus the comparable weeks last season, to its most-watched in four years."

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    Their statement added, "The View is ranking No.1 in households and total viewers among all network daytime talk shows and news programs for the fifth straight season."

    Watch the full episode of The View, which sparked this reaction from the White House here:

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