There’s been no shortage of absurdity emanating from the panel of ABC’s “The View” since President Donald Trump first launched his presidential bid more than a decade ago.
But perhaps the single best example of the Trump Derangement Syndrome on display every weekday came in the form of Joy Behar’s reaction to the president’s plan to lower prescription drug prices.
Instead of begrudgingly applaud Trump (and collaborator Mark Cuban) for launching a service that has already cut costs for many Americans, Behar took the astounding leap of claiming that, since Trump’s name is associated with it, everyone is now going to die.
Here’s how Fox News covered the recent segment:
While Whoopi Goldberg seemed neutral on the bipartisan move, co-host Joy Behar retorted, “First of all, you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas,” and warned further, “Once Trump puts his name on prescriptions, we’re all going to die, okay? He put his name on the Trump Shuttle, the Trump Vodka, Trump University, the Trump Hotel, and my favorite, the casinos that all went bankrupt.”
“The drugs don’t actually have his name,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin replied, noting these are existing drugs in a marketplace and arguing that mere association with Trump does not taint the initiative.
“A medication I had to take for IVF is a tenth of the price on TrumpRx,” she said. “Whatever, it’s tacky that his name on it. Mark Cuban has dedicated his life to bringing down prescription drug costs. The average family, one third of Americans cut back on essential foods and utilities to be able to cover their prescription drug costs. You’re not going to convince me that, just because Trump is involved, we should be like, ‘Screw it, don’t bring down prescription drugs.’”
Griffin deserves some credit for trying to educate Behar, but the response from social media was overwhelmingly negative toward Behar and the show in general:
@ABC – this type of if you take it you will die type of message from your on-air talent is dangerous. There are people who may not take any advantage this program allows because of this. It could affect people’s health. You have to have them retract this dangerous statement!
— JJNRR (@JJNRR070602) May 19, 2026
Lowering drug prices kills people. #LiberalLogic
— Brian Hegseth (@brianhegseth) May 20, 2026
Perhaps the best response came from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz:
🤣🤣Dr. Oz replies to Joe Behar.
The View – Joy Behar claims "we're all going to d*e" because President Trump wants to lower drug prices with TrumpRX. pic.twitter.com/ciZAgX4Z3P
— D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 (@eclipsethis2003) May 24, 2026
TheBlaze was among the outlets that covered her remarks:
“I think honestly, by this point, President Trump could cure cancer and Democrats and crazy libs would still be against it. They’d be like, ‘But let me tell you why cancer is good, actually,’ because they’re just so unhinged,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales comments.
ADVERTISEMENT“Like they have terminal cases of TDS,” she adds.
After billionaire Mark Cuban and President Trump teamed up to promote TrumpRX.gov, Joy Behar called the president a “dog.”
Here’s more of that commentary:
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