Joy Behar, the perpetually outraged co-host of ABC’s *The View*, found herself in hot water once again—this time for launching a disgraceful and totally false smear campaign against none other than Elon Musk. The left-wing loudmouth was forced to issue a cringe-worthy retraction on live television after recklessly suggesting Musk supported apartheid—a wildly irresponsible claim with zero basis in fact.
The embarrassing meltdown took place on the February 27 episode of *The View*, where Behar unleashed a typical unhinged rant against President Trump and his newly appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk. Under President Trump’s leadership, DOGE was created to root out bloated federal spending, eliminate waste, and hold bureaucrats accountable. Musk, a proven innovator and unapologetic capitalist, has already begun cleaning house—and that’s got the radical left foaming at the mouth.
Behar, clearly triggered by Musk’s refusal to play the left’s games, went off the rails. “I don’t think [Trump] ever really takes the responsibility of the job. He’s not really bright enough to handle the job,” she began, before dragging Musk into her unhinged tirade. “And Elon Musk kisses his butt and strokes his tiny ego… He can take a nap while the guy who was not born in this country, who was born under apartheid in South Africa—so has that mentality going on? He was pro-apartheid, as I understand it, right?”
To be clear: Elon Musk has *never* supported apartheid, nor has there ever been credible evidence suggesting he did. Behar’s accusation was not just wildly irresponsible—it was legally dangerous. After realizing she may have gone too far, Behar quickly backpedaled later in the show.
“Now I’m getting some flak because I said that Musk was pro-apartheid,” she admitted sheepishly. “I don’t really know for sure if he was. He grew up at that time… but maybe he was, maybe he wasn’t… Don’t be suing me, okay?”
It was a jaw-dropping moment of public self-humiliation—one that showcased everything wrong with the liberal media. Behar, like so many leftist pundits, spews baseless hatred, then hides behind vague disclaimers when called out.
Conservative commentator Clay Travis nailed it when he wrote, “Joy Behar says Elon Musk supported apartheid in South Africa, later comes back on show, says she has no idea if that’s true and asks Elon not to sue her.” His post set off a firestorm of outrage online.
One user commented, “ABC cannot continue to let this go on. There is too much liability. These ladies just get up there and blatantly lie.” Another added, “This type of reckless, intentional, vicious, blatant lie and absolute slander should be unacceptable. How does @ABC allow it?”
Even *The Western Journal* chimed in, writing, “Joy Behar Forced to Humiliate Herself on Air, Admit She Lied About Elon Musk, Beg Not to Be Sued: Behar was forced to make the retraction out of fear that she or the show would be sued into oblivion.”
The truth is, Behar and her fellow co-hosts on *The View* have turned daytime television into a soapbox for progressive misinformation. They sneer at working Americans, mock conservative values, and attack anyone who dares to think differently—especially if that person, like Elon Musk, refuses to bow to their narrative.
While Behar may have dodged a lawsuit for now, the damage to her credibility is done. And for millions of Americans watching this unfold, the lesson is clear: the radical left doesn’t care about truth—they care about control. And when that control is threatened, they’ll say anything—no matter how outrageous—to try and destroy their opponents.
But thanks to voices like Musk, Travis, and millions of Americans who are fed up with the lies, the truth is fighting back. Loudly.
