Since the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of the biggest news stories all week, it was only a matter of time before one of the cast members of ABC’s The View said something abhorrent. On Friday, despite claiming she was against the violence, co-host Sunny Hostin highlighted some of the ghoulish social media comments mocking the murder and stoked fear of how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could damage healthcare in America.
Meanwhile, co-host Ana Navarro pointed to how at least one positive change had occurred since the targeted killing.
Near the top of the segment, Hostin wanted to draw attention to some of the heinous comments made on social media, without condemning them:
I was looking at some of the social media comments and try to stay away from social media but it said – Some of the comments were, “thoughts and deductibles to…
