Trump calls ‘The View’ host Alyssa Farah Griffin a ‘joke’ over MAGA hat pledge

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin was a “joke” after she reneged on her promise to wear a MAGA hat on air if she took Israeli hostages home.

Asked by a reporter about the pledge he made last year, Trump asked if he was wearing the hat. He had yet to do so after two opportunities on Monday and Tuesday.

Trump later claimed that Griffin, who resigned as White House communications director in December 2020, wrote him “nice” letters during his departure and even afterward. rejected in the past.

“She used to work for me,” Trump said, later adding: “She was hired by ‘The View,’ they gave her a few dollars, and she changed her mind very quickly. I never thought she would make it. I didn’t think she had what it took in any way. You know what that means… It just shows what a fraud ‘The View’ is. This woman gave me letters and statements. She said I was the greatest president she ever had.”

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“He’s not that old anymore, so I don’t see that as a huge compliment,” Trump added. “But I’ve had it better. More recently, I’ve had the best president of them all. I like it better. Does that include Washington and Lincoln? Yes, it does. I said I liked it. That’s why I think it’s a joke.”

Griffin was already an established critic of Trump when he became the show’s permanent co-host in 2022.

Trump’s former aide – who Voted against him in 2024 — told his co-hosts last December that if he did something like bring the hostages home when he was back in office, he would wear the signature red hat for the entire show.

“What I mean when I say I’m not going to be apocalyptic is not to change the tune. This isn’t to turn everything into a five-alarm fire. If it works, if it gets the Israeli hostages out, I promise I’ll wear a MAGA hat for a day on the show and say, ‘Thank you for doing this,'” Griffin said. he said.

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“Please don’t do this,” one of the presenters was heard saying uncomfortably.

Donald Trump Jr. He reminded Griffin of his promise on social media this week, but Griffin hasn’t worn his hat or discussed his promise on either show so far this week.

But Griffin effusively praised Trump for brokering the deal that brought home the 20 surviving Israeli hostages and led to a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/Getty Images)

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“Whether you like Trump or not, I think he’s, I guess [Special Envoy] I think Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner deserve credit for this deal,” Griffin said Monday. the last two and Hamas. “I used to think we didn’t negotiate with terrorists, but sometimes the only way to make peace is to sit down with some of the worst people and try to think about what we can do to stop the bloodshed. So thank God, I pray that this peace lasts.”

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