In a rare moment of clarity on *The View*, ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl stunned the show’s ultra-liberal hosts by mounting a forceful and informed defense of President Trump’s bold military action against Iran—Operation Midnight Hammer. The segment, which aired earlier this week, saw longtime Trump-basher Joy Behar and her left-wing co-hosts attempt to smear the mission as reckless and illegal, only to be decisively shut down by Karl’s measured, fact-based rebuttal.
From the moment Behar opened her mouth, it was clear this wasn’t going to be an honest discussion. She accused Trump of “mixed messaging” and questioned the intelligence behind the strike. But Karl—no MAGA loyalist himself—wasn’t having it. He firmly laid out the facts, reminding the hosts and the audience that the operation was not a spontaneous decision but a carefully planned military maneuver.
“The two-week measure was clearly a bit of a head fake,” Karl explained. “All indications are he didn’t actually make the decision to so-called pull the trigger until Saturday… but obviously all the wheels were already in motion.”
He added that Trump had privately expressed confidence in the strike, telling Karl on the morning of the operation, “This is excellent.” That alone dismantled Behar’s tired narrative that Trump stumbled into the decision without forethought or strategic planning.
Of course, The View wasn’t done parroting leftist talking points. Behar and Sunny Hostin both clung to outdated comments by Tulsi Gabbard, suggesting that Iran wasn’t actively developing nuclear weapons. Karl quickly clarified the real threat: Iran had stockpiled highly enriched uranium—enough, potentially, for multiple nuclear weapons. The intelligence was not just valid—it was urgent.
“What changed here is the opportunity,” Karl said plainly. “The Iranian air defenses have been taken out. Hezbollah and the Houthis have been weakened.”
Even as he acknowledged the risk of Iranian retaliation, Karl emphasized that Tehran is in no position to mount a serious threat. “Iran is the weakest they’ve been since the early years of the revolution,” he explained. “Their missile programs have been destroyed. They can still do damage, but anything they do will trigger a U.S. response.”
That’s called deterrence—something sorely lacking under the Biden administration’s apologetic foreign policy.
When Hostin predictably accused Trump of violating international law, Karl delivered the knockout blow: “Only Congress has the power to declare war… But President after President has launched military action without approval. This is not new.”
Indeed, Karl’s calm and factual responses dismantled the usual hysteria. What unfolded on *The View* wasn’t just a rare moment of sanity—it was a public rebuke of the left’s selective outrage over Trump’s every move.
The real takeaway? President Trump acted decisively in defense of American interests, neutralizing a growing threat before it could metastasize. And despite the hand-wringing from the far-left, even ABC’s Jonathan Karl had to admit—it was the right call.
