Joy Behar is known for making risque jokes once in a while on the show. “The View.” But on Thursday morning, moderator Whoopi Goldberg needed a moment to compose herself after Behar’s latest, this time about Lara Trump.
To start the day’s Hot Topics, the ABC hosts talked about the future of the RNC now that Trump is the co-chair (replacing Ronna McDaniel, who was just dismissed from her latest job earlier this week). fired from her latest job earlier this week). Specifically, the hosts wondered if being loyal to Donald Trump and falsely claiming that the 2020 election was stolen is now a requirement.
The hosts then played a clip in which Lara was asked directly if the RNC’s official stance is that the election was invalid. She wouldn’t give a direct answer, and the women noticed.
“She speaks out of both sides of her lips,” Behar joked, smiling at her own joke.
But, when the punchline was met with suppressed laughter and a bit of an awkward silence, Behar caught herself, seemingly asking executive producer Brian Teta, “Is that wrong of me?”
Meanwhile, Goldberg just dropped her head and chuckled for a moment before trying to move on. When she finally did start speaking, she only made it a few words before properly cracking up at the joke.
Eventually, she was able to compose herself and the conversation continued. And, speaking seriously on it, Behar said she expects Lara’s appointment to “blow up in [Donald Trump’s] face.”
“Every time he puts a relative in charge, things go wrong!” Behar pointed out.
You can watch the full conversation from “The View” in the video above.
“The View” airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.
