No one ever claimed the ladies of The View were geniuses. But this is laughable.
Because Joy Behar went on The View and gave the most braindead rant about Donald Trump.
Joy Behar just can’t help herself. On Tuesday’s episode of The View, the liberal talk show host bizarrely claimed that President Donald Trump’s plan to stop minting pennies was nothing more than an ego-driven stunt—because he’s “jealous” of Abraham Lincoln.
Behar and her cohosts were discussing Trump’s common-sense proposal to eliminate the wasteful production of pennies, yet somehow, they twisted the decision into a personal grudge against America’s 16th president.
“I mean, it’s really— and he’s jealous of everybody. Now he’s getting rid of the penny, he’s even jealous of Lincoln,” Behar ranted. “He’s so small, so petty.”
“Small and petty, absolutely,” cohost Sunny Hostin eagerly agreed.
Trump’s Move to Cut Government Waste
While The View panel cooked up conspiracy theories, the reality is much simpler.
Trump’s decision to halt penny production is about cutting government waste—something Democrats never seem interested in doing.
On Sunday, Trump explained the move on Truth Social, pointing out that the U.S. has been spending more than twice a penny’s face value just to produce each coin.
“For far too long, the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful! I have instructed my Secretary of the US Treasury to stop producing new pennies. Let’s rip the waste out of our great nation’s budget, even if it’s a penny at a time,” Trump wrote.
Could Nickels Be Next?
Trump’s decision to eliminate pennies might just be the beginning of a broader effort to rein in unnecessary spending.
With nickels also costing more to produce than their actual value, they could be next in line if demand spikes due to fewer pennies in circulation.
Of course, that kind of efficiency is exactly what drives the Left crazy.
Instead of addressing the real issue—why the government wastes billions on outdated policies—Behar and her cohosts resort to their usual Trump-bashing.
But no amount of media hysteria will change the fact that President Trump is once again doing what he does best: cutting through government waste and putting America first.
WATCH:
Flaunting her profound ignorance of how even Obama floated the idea, ABC News's Joy Behar claims Trump wants to ax the penny because he's "jealous of Lincoln" and "small and petty." "Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah," agrees former fed prosecutor Sunny Hostin.
In reality, the stated… pic.twitter.com/5lTHitXOle— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 11, 2025
