As the 2024 presidential race reached its conclusion, and former President Donald Trump emerged victorious, the left-wing media and their loyal cohorts wasted no time in ramping up their familiar rhetoric. Among the most vocal in their meltdown were the co-hosts of ABC’s *The View*, who, upon hearing the news of Trump’s win, turned their frustration toward the American electorate—and more ominously, their call for government intervention in free speech.
On November 6, 2024, the *The View* hosts didn’t just express concern over the election results. They voiced their full-throated support for censorship and government oversight of the media, claiming that the public is being fed “misinformation” and that the government must step in to control social media. The fact that this plea for greater censorship was being made on a major network that continues to push a liberal agenda shows the extent to which the left is willing to go to silence voices that disagree with their narrative.
Joy Behar and Sara Haines were particularly unhinged in their response. Behar, who has made a name for herself as one of the more radical voices on the show, kicked off the rant by attacking conservative outlets like Fox News, accusing them of spreading “fake news.” In a bizarre and incoherent twist, Behar suggested that the Department of Education should take a more active role in teaching kids how to discern “fake news” from “real news.” In her view, the American education system—already riddled with left-wing indoctrination—wasn’t doing enough to protect children from the evil influence of conservative media.
“There’s one thing we need to do, and it’s not abolish the Department of Education. Believe me, as a former teacher, [Trump’s] talking about doing that,” Behar lamented, before pivoting to a wildly out-of-context rant about Finland. “In Finland, kids in nursery school are learning to discern between fake news and real news,” Behar added. “They should be teaching that in this country.”
While Behar’s outburst may have been alarming to anyone who values the First Amendment, it was Sara Haines’ comments that took things to an even more concerning level. Haines, echoing Behar’s demand for censorship, called for strict regulation of social media platforms. “One of the biggest defenders is D.C. and Congress,” Haines claimed. “They have not been able to do one thing in regard to the rogue corporations on social media.”
The hysteria surrounding the election results revealed more than just frustration—it exposed the left’s complete disregard for fundamental American freedoms. The call for government-imposed regulation of social media and news outlets is a chilling reminder of the left’s ongoing war against free speech.
As one commentator on *X* aptly noted, *The View* co-hosts “openly admitted their hate for the First Amendment.” After failing to reflect on the resounding rejection of their policies at the ballot box, these hosts doubled down on their desire to silence those who disagree with them. The post-election meltdown from Behar, Haines, and the rest of *The View* serves as a reminder of just how far the left is willing to go to control the narrative—and to suppress those voices that threaten their agenda.
The *Vigilant Fox* account summed it up perfectly: “Thank God these people lost in a landslide. What a disaster that would have been.” It’s a sentiment that resonates with millions of Americans who still believe in the core values this country was built upon—values like free speech, open discourse, and the belief that the government should not be in the business of controlling what we see and hear.
One commenter didn’t hold back, calling the show “an affront to all women” and lamenting how the once-revered platform for elevating women’s voices had become a “grotesque” caricature of its original purpose. Another commenter put it bluntly: “So they can exercise their right to say whatever their unfiltered brains feel like, but the rest of us have to shut up.”
It’s time for the American people to push back against this dangerous push for censorship. The left-wing media’s meltdown after Trump’s win shows exactly why protecting the First Amendment is more important than ever.
