landscape Guest co-host Sarah Eisen defended Donald Trump’s decision to send the United States to war with Iran, sparking laughter from the audience and disapproval from the panel.
CNBC News anchor Eisen, 41, will replace regular co-anchor Alyssa Farah Griffin this week, who is currently on maternity leave. On Wednesday’s talk show, Eisen addressed the recent decision by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center to resign.
Joe Kent announced his resignation on X, writing that he “could not in good conscience support Iran’s ongoing war” because Iran “posed no imminent threat to our country.” He added that it was “obvious” that the US war on Iran was launched “due to pressure from Israel and its powerful US lobby”.
Eisen said in response to Kent’s message: “I think it’s disrespectful and wrong to think that the United States and the president — and especially this president, no matter what you think of him — are not acting in the name of their own institutions and the United States of America.”
Co-hosts Sarah Haines and Whoopi Goldberg also joined in, laughing that most of Trump’s decisions were driven by self-interest. “I think we have to talk about the facts,” Eisen continued, before co-host Sonny Hostin interrupted and asked: “This corrupt president, don’t you think he’s acting in his own self-interest?”
Joe Kent resigns as director of National Counterterrorism Center over U.S. involvement in war with Iran (The Tucker Carlson Show)
“The View” guest co-host Sarah Eisen (left) defends President Trump against claims that he is “acting in his own self-interest” (ABC/Getty)
“I’m saying he’s acting — he’s not going to be coerced by other countries like Israel,” Eisen replied, as the studio audience erupted in laughter.
“Really?!” Hosting said in disbelief. “If this helps you sleep at night, that’s great,” she added with a sly smile.
Eisen further insisted that Kent’s message perpetuated “old-school anti-Semitic tropes that blame Jews and Israel.”
“It’s as old as time,” she continued. “When something goes wrong in the world, blame the media, blame the bankers, blame the Jews. That’s absolutely downright anti-Semitic. I think we should speak out.”
She clarified that she believed Kent’s statement and withdrawal were anti-Semitic, noting: “He doesn’t blame the president. He blames Israel.”
independent Kent’s representatives have been contacted for comment.
Eisen is best known for co-hosting the CNBC show quack in the street and money mover. This week she will serve as a stand-in for Farrah Griffin, who has been on maternity leave since giving birth to her first child in February.
A series of conservative guest hosts, including Savannah Chrisley and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, have replaced Farah Griffin, one of the leading Republican voices on the talk show.
