WATCH: Even The Rest Of ‘The View’ Couldn’t Support Sunny Hostin’s Anti-America Rant

In an unmistakable irony of daytime television, two of the bitterest, angriest talking heads on the planet happen to be named “Joy” and “Sunny.”

And one of them is bound to say something on any given episode of ABC’s “The View” that a typical, patriotic American would find objectionable.

But it’s rare for one of the co-hosts to say something that even her fellow panelists feel went too far, as Sunny Hostin seemed to do in her latest on-air rant about how terrible the United States is.

Fox News reported on her comments, which included calling America a “failed experiment”:

Hostin’s comments contrasted with the rest of the panel, who criticized Trump and the government but said they remained proud of America.

Ana Navarro said she could separate her view of the country from her view of the current government.

“I think you can separate feeling proud of America, feeling proud of being an American, feeling proud of the exceptionalism and resilience of this country and feeling really ashamed and embarrassed and horrified by the American government right now,” Navarro said.

“So, yes, yes, dammit, I am ashamed of it, but I will never stop being proud of being an American,” Navarro said.

Sara Haines also said she remained proud of the country while calling it imperfect.

“It’s an imperfect social experiment and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else,” Haines said.

Griffin said she counted herself among Americans who were proud of the country.

“Count me among the two-thirds of Americans who are very proud to be American,” Griffin said. “I don’t think that means you can’t acknowledge our country has tremendous flaws and call this country an experiment in democracy because it’s not guaranteed.”

Plenty of social media users were also quick to respond:

Imagine how radical someone would be considered if they said this on the air just 40 yrs ago. They’d probably have been immediately fired after a public uproar. Now it’s met as business as usual. The greatest generation never would have stood for this after all their sacrifices.

— Son of Eli (@SonofElidm) June 6, 2026

Failed? Absolute ridiculous bullshit. Anyone who believes this is ignorant beyond belief or easily influenced.

— Muad’Dib (@paulatreides99) June 6, 2026

America is about to turn 250 years old.

Sunny Hostin on The View this week: "I feel that it is at this point a failed experiment."

She's embarrassed by the government. Embarrassed by Congress. Embarrassed by the UFC cage on the White House lawn.

Even her own co-hosts — Ana… pic.twitter.com/04y06MNdWx

— Commentary: Rush Limbaugh News (@ElRushboNews) June 7, 2026

Here’s the full text of the post above:

America is about to turn 250 years old.

Sunny Hostin on The View this week: “I feel that it is at this point a failed experiment.”

She’s embarrassed by the government. Embarrassed by Congress. Embarrassed by the UFC cage on the White House lawn.

Even her own co-hosts — Ana Navarro, Sarah Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin — pushed back and said they’re still proud to be Americans.

Rush spent 30 years saying America is the greatest nation in the history of the world. Not perfect. Not without struggle. But the greatest.

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He wasn’t wrong then. He’s not wrong now.

250 years. Still standing. Still free. Still the place everyone else wants to come to.

That’s not a failed experiment. That’s the most successful one in human history.

The Washington Examiner offered additional context, including a statement from the White House:

In a statement reported by Fox News, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle criticized Ms. Hostin in response to her remarks.

“Sunny Hostin is an extremely unlikable, talentless hack with a poorly rated TV show who clearly suffers from a severe and incurable disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Mr. Ingle said. “I lose brain cells every single time I have the displeasure of hearing her speak.”

Here’s a clip of the controversial segment:

Sunny Hostin breaks with her own 'The View' co-hosts, calling America a 'failed experiment' during a debate over national pride ahead of the country's 250th anniversary.

The White House fired back with a blistering statement calling Hostin 'an extremely unlikable, talentless… pic.twitter.com/F2GPf0MHfC

— Fox News Flash (@FoxNews_Flash) June 5, 2026