Sunny Hostin didn’t hide her heartbreak following the election results that saw Donald Trump returning to the White House.
On The View, she described feeling profoundly disturbed by what she sees as a dangerous shift in American leadership—one that the nation can no longer pretend to misunderstand.
She said this time, the country knows exactly what it’s getting. In 2016, there was uncertainty.
Now, she sees it as near-absolute power without accountability. Her words struck a chord with viewers, many of whom shared her unease.
Throughout the election cycle, Hostin and her fellow co-hosts made no secret of their support for Kamala Harris, championing her as a hopeful counter to what they often described as Trump’s depravity and psychotic behavior.
The show became a frequent platform for pointed political critique, and Trump was the central figure in most of it.
True to her word, Hostin deleted her X account (formerly Twitter) shortly after the election—a move she had promised if Elon Musk,
who now holds a surprising role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, continued to wield influence over the platform.
She said she didn’t want to be part of anything he’s involved in. No Tesla, no stock, no support.
Her disdain for Musk ran deep. She accused him of dismantling what little value Twitter had before his takeover and mocked the rebranding to X as ridiculous, adding that nobody calls it that.
Rumors soon swirled that Hostin had gone so far as to call Musk a b*****d live on air—a story picked up by smaller outlets and gossip sites.
Some even claimed Joy Behar had issued an on-air apology on Hostin’s behalf.
But the scandal didn’t hold up. No major news outlet confirmed it, and no video evidence surfaced.
The claim, it turned out, was just another false echo in the noisy world of online misinformation.
In the end, Hostin remains as outspoken as ever—unapologetic in her views, resolute in her actions, and determined to speak her truth, whether or not everyone agrees with it.
