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Feb 24, 2026

WHITE HOUSE REACTS TO JOY BEHAR’S OFFENSIVE ‘HERPES’ COMMENT ON AIR 💔😱 - News Today

Donald Trump; Joy Behar

Donald Trump; Joy Behar.Credit: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty; Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty

  • Joy Behar joked on The View about Iran giving Donald Trump “herpes” in war negotiations.

  • The White House responded in an exclusive statement to Entertainment Weekly.

  • A spokesperson called Behar an “extremely unlikeable, talentless hack.”

The White House has lashed out at comedian Joy Behar, after The View panelist made an on-air joke Wednesday about Iran gifting Donald Trump with “herpes” during reported negotiations amid the ongoing war in the Middle East.

In a statement shared exclusively with Entertainment Weekly, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle referred to the 83-year-old comic and longtime View panelist as “Joyless Behar,” before slamming her as “an extremely unlikeable, talentless hack with a poorly rated TV show who clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Ingle’s remark references a phrase that MAGA supporters have long used to describe left-leaning people who criticize Trump and his initiatives. While Ingle claims that The View is “poorly rated,” a March 20 press release from ABC indicates that the show continues to rank “No. 1 in households and total viewers among all daytime network talk shows,” including gains in the female demographic.

Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Abby Huntsman on 'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Abby Huntsman on ‘The View’.ABC

The spokesperson’s statement continues, noting that “Operation Epic Fury” in Iran “continues to prove it is a resounding success” via destruction of “Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities.”

“President Trump is working tirelessly every single day to ensure the American military continues to be the greatest, most powerful fighting force in the world that will crush our enemies and defend our great nation,” the statement finishes.

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