Sara Haines Stops Joy Behar Cold After Biblical Claim Goes Off the Rails

Clear Facts

• Joy Behar claimed on “The View” that Jesus never called himself the Messiah, prompting immediate correction from co-host Sara Haines
• The exchange occurred during discussion of a Trump social media post featuring AI-generated imagery that critics called blasphemous
• Trump has since deleted the post and denied he was portraying himself as the Messiah, saying the image showed him “as a doctor”

“The View” co-host Joy Behar found herself on the receiving end of a swift fact-check Tuesday when she made an inaccurate claim about Jesus Christ during a heated panel discussion. The moment came as the hosts discussed President Trump’s recent social media activity and religious imagery.

The conversation began with co-host Sara Haines citing Scripture, specifically Matthew and Mark, where Jesus warns his disciples about false prophets who would claim to be the Christ. Haines connected this to Trump’s recent social media post featuring AI-generated artwork that depicted him in a Christ-like pose.

“Every time [Trump] does these things I can’t help but, like, think it’s really on-the-nose here. He’s literally pretending to be the coming of Christ,”

Haines said.

Co-host Sunny Hostin joined the criticism, noting that some Trump supporters have likened him to a savior-like figure. It was at this point that Behar made her erroneous claim about biblical history.

“Jesus himself did not run around saying, ‘I’m the Messiah, I’m the Messiah!'”

Behar declared.

Her fellow co-hosts immediately pushed back. Haines was quick to correct the record.

“That’s exactly what Jesus said!”

Haines retorted.

Behar doubled down, insisting Jesus “was not narcissistic like this guy,” referring to Trump. Haines responded that if someone is the Messiah, stating that fact isn’t narcissism.

The exchange highlights an ongoing pattern on the ABC talk show where political commentary sometimes ventures into religious territory with questionable accuracy. The discussion centered on Trump’s now-deleted social media post showing him in white and red robes with what appeared to be holy light emanating from his hands.

Trump defended the image, saying it was meant to portray him “as a doctor,” not as a messianic figure. He has since removed the post from his social media accounts.

Whoopi Goldberg eventually stepped in to redirect the conversation, declaring she would “move this along.” She invoked divine judgment, saying God would “take care of this” before appearing to address Trump directly.

“Nobody believes you were a doctor. Nobody. Not even your people. Your people don’t believe it. Nobody believes it,”

Goldberg said.

The segment also touched on recent tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV, with Goldberg noting the Pope’s role in encouraging world leaders to seek peace. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin added that peacemaking was a central teaching of Jesus, recalling the beatitude “Blessed are the peacemakers.”

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the “View” segment or the deleted social media post.

The exchange demonstrates the ongoing cultural tensions surrounding religious imagery in politics and the media’s willingness to wade into theological debates while covering political figures. Whether such discussions advance understanding or simply generate heat remains a question many Americans continue to ask.

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