The View's Joy Behar has been slammed for describing Donald Trump arsenic 'very narcissistic' aft he claimed he survived his assassination attempt because God was 'on his side' – pinch a increasing mob now calling for her to beryllium sacked.
The erstwhile president, 78, acknowledged his Christian religion arsenic he addressed nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earlier this week, marking his first reside since he was shot astatine by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks past Saturday.
Behar, 81, criticized Trump's lengthy connection during Friday's episode, branding his words 'very unchristian' and 'disturbing.'
Before taking nan ABC show to an advertisement break, she said: 'What I want to constituent out, 1 thing. I'm speaking to chap Christians, I was raised Catholic. I'm a Christian girl.
'When thing for illustration this happens to you for illustration this assassination effort and you opportunity thing for illustration "God was watching me," that is simply a very unchristian point to opportunity because it's very narcissistic.'
The View's Joy Behar has been slammed for describing Donald Trump arsenic 'very narcissistic'
Sitting alongside co-stars Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Fara Griffin, she continued: 'What astir Corey [Comperatore]? What's his name? Comperatore, nan fireman who besides sewage [killed]?
'What astir each those guys that sewage killed successful Sandy Hook? All of those people?'
'"Oh, God was watching maine and not watching them?" There's thing very disturbing astir that.'
Navarro, 52, past quipped: 'God should person pulled nan plug connected that mic yesterday.'
Angry viewers called for Behar to beryllium axed from The View aft claiming she 'attacked a full belief base.'
'If location ever was an illustration of personification NOT a Christian it would beryllium Joy Behar truthful she should extremity claiming she is... She should beryllium fired. A hateful quality being,' wrote one.
Another posted: 'Please unopen up already. How is The View still connected nan air?!?'
A 3rd said: 'Joy intelligibly known thing astir being a Christian and should astir apt look into really God feels astir group who speak connected His behalf that don't cognize him.
The TV host, 81, deed retired astatine Trump, 78, for saying that he survived his assassination effort because God was 'on his side'
She made nan arguable comments during Friday's section of The View
Angry viewers mobbed societal media to request Behar's axe from The View
'She should commencement pinch knowing God wanted to termination Job's friends owed to their nonsense. We are really witnessing God work.'
'What an unnecessary point to say!' blasted a fourth. 'Of course, immoderate reasonable personification would say, "G-d was pinch me" if thing for illustration that happened to them.
'And she couldn't moreover memorize Corey's past sanction earlier serving up this pre-canned comment. Ugly!'
A 5th joked: 'Noted Christianity master Joy Behar.'
A sixth blasted: 'The View show Joy Behar "GOD" was watching complete maine erstwhile I almost died from an overdose , truthful if that a very unchristian point for maine to say, she needs to beryllium instantly FIRED!!! She conscionable attacked a full belief base!'
It comes amid increasing calls for MSNBC anchor Joy Reid to beryllium taken disconnected aerial aft she shared inflammatory theories astir Trump’s attempted assassination.
Reid, 55, angered critics connected 2 occasions erstwhile she shared a video to X implying that he was not moreover shot.
After President Biden tested affirmative for Covid days later, Reid said connected a broadcast that nan democrat's brushwood pinch nan microorganism was arsenic heroic arsenic Trump's guidance to narrowly avoiding a bullet.
Trump was rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents aft being grazed by a slug during a rally successful Pennsylvania connected July 13
Five days aft his assassination attempt, Trump addressed nan shooting astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Wisconsin
On Thursday night, Trump said astatine magnitude astir nan assassination effort connected July 13, which claimed nan life of father-of-two Corey Comperatore.
During his speech, he said: 'Bullets continued to alert arsenic very brave Secret Service agents rushed to nan shape and pounced connected apical of maine for protection.
'There was humor pouring everywhere, and yet, successful a definite measurement I felt very safe, because I had God connected my side.
'The astonishing point is that anterior to nan shot, if I had NOT moved my caput astatine nan very past instant, nan assassin's slug would person perfectly deed its mark, and I would not beryllium pinch you tonight.'
Last Saturday, Trump pumped his fist successful nan aerial pinch humor streaming crossed his look seconds aft being changeable successful nan receptor by gunman Crooks astatine a rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania.
He survived nan assassination effort erstwhile nan slug missed him by little than an inch.
It came 8 minutes aft he took nan shape astatine 6:03pm ET.
Crooks opened occurrence from a rooftop 130 yards from wherever nan erstwhile president was connected shape speaking to thousands of fans.
He was changeable and killed successful nan incident moments aft shooting dead Comperatore.
'It's not conscionable furious viewers calling for Joy to beryllium fired.
What Trump said astir nan July 13 assassination attempt
Trump said astatine magnitude astir nan assassination effort connected July 13
'So galore group person asked maine what happened, and therefore, I’ll show you what happened, and you’ll ne'er perceive it from maine a 2nd time, because it’s excessively achy to tell.
It was a warm, beautiful time successful nan early evening successful Butler Township successful nan awesome commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Music was loudly playing, and nan run was doing well.
I went to nan stage, and nan crowd was cheering wildly. I began speaking very happily because I was discussing nan awesome occupation my management did connected migration astatine nan confederate border.
Behind maine and to nan correct was a ample surface that was displaying a floor plan of separator crossings nether my leadership.
The numbers were amazing. In bid to spot nan chart, I started to move to my right, and was fresh to statesman a further turn, which I’m fortunate I didn’t, erstwhile I heard a large whizzing sound and felt thing deed me, really hard, connected my correct ear.
I said to myself, “Wow, what was that—it tin only beryllium a bullet,”—and moved my correct manus to my ear, brought it down, and my manus was covered pinch blood.
I instantly knew it was very serious, that we were nether attack, and successful 1 movement, proceeded to driblet to nan ground.
Bullets continued to alert arsenic very brave Secret Service agents rushed to nan shape and pounced connected apical of maine for protection.
There was humor pouring everywhere, and yet, successful a definite measurement I felt very safe, because I had God connected my side.
The astonishing point is that anterior to nan shot, if I had NOT moved my caput astatine nan very past instant, nan assassin’s slug would person perfectly deed its mark, and I would not beryllium pinch you tonight.
The astir unthinkable facet of what took spot connected that unspeakable evening successful nan fading sun was seen later. In almost each cases, and erstwhile moreover a azygous slug is fired—and we had many—crowds tally for nan exits aliases stampede, but not successful this case.
This monolithic crowd of tens of thousands of group stood by and didn’t move an inch. In fact, galore of them bravely, but automatically, stood up looking for wherever nan sniper would be, and past began pointing astatine him.
Nobody ran, and by not stampeding, galore lives were saved. But that isn’t nan logic they didn’t move—the logic is that they knew I was successful superior trouble, they saw each of nan blood, and thought I was dead, and they conscionable didn’t want to time off me, and you tin spot that emotion written each complete their faces.
Bullets were flying complete us, yet I felt serene—but now nan Secret Service agents were putting themselves successful peril. And past it each stopped. Our Secret Service sniper, from a overmuch greater distance, and pinch only 1 bullet, took nan assassin out.
I americium not expected to beryllium present tonight. I guidelines earlier you successful this arena only by nan grace of almighty God. Many group opportunity it was a providential moment.
When I rose, surrounded by Secret Service, nan crowd was confused because they thought I was dead, and location was awesome sorrow connected their faces until I raised my correct arm, looked astatine nan thousands of group that were breathlessly waiting, and started shouting FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
Once my clenched fist went up, precocious into nan air, nan crowd realized I was okay, and roared pinch pridefulness for our country, for illustration nary crowd I person ever heard before.
For nan remainder of my life, I will beryllium grateful for nan emotion shown by that elephantine assemblage of patriots that stood bravely connected that fateful evening successful Pennsylvania.'