Joy Behar Gives Wild Theory About How Trump's Using Rosie O'donnell To Distract From Epstein

"The View" co-host Joy Behar said this week she believes President Donald Trump could beryllium trashing 1 of her erstwhile co-workers for nefarious purposes.

During an section of "The View Behind The Table" podcast, Behar said that Trump mightiness person been threatening erstwhile "View" co-host Rosie O'Donnell’s U.S. citizenship status to distract from allegations that he was helping to screen up nan existent Jeffrey Epstein story.

"You know, he will do thing to support nan news media disconnected of this Epstein story," Behar told podcast co-host Brian Teta.

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During "The View" podcast connected Wednesday, Joy Behar said President Trump is utilizing his feud pinch Rosie O'Donnell to distract from nan Jeffrey Epstein case.  (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

The podcast premiered arsenic Trump has been receiving backlash for telling Republicans to extremity entertaining nan thought that nan U.S. authorities is covering up nan existent contented of nan Epstein lawsuit files. 

Epstein, a disgraced financier and activity predator, committed termination successful national custody successful 2019 — prompting a large wind of theories. Critics, including Epstein's brother, person rejected nan thought that he killed himself. 

The FBI and Justice Department sparked furor among those suspicious of Epstein’s decease and funny astir his much-rumored database of powerful clients, aft declaring that a reappraisal of Epstein’s lawsuit files had been completed and that location was "no incriminating 'client list.’" 

Federal officials besides declared that Epstein’s decease was a termination and that nary further files related to nan lawsuit could beryllium released. The ensuing backlash prompted Trump to slam those convinced nan FBI and DOJ were covering for Epstein.

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O'Donnell and President Trump's feud continued into 2025, pinch O'Donnell moving to Ireland pursuing his triumph successful nan 2024 statesmanlike election, and Trump threatening to region her U.S. citizenship. (Photo by Simon Ackerman/Getty Images; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"He’s dead. He's gone," Trump said of Epstein connected Wednesday. "And, each it is, is nan Republicans, definite Republicans sewage duped by nan Democrats, and they're pursuing a Democrat playbook and nary different than Russia — Russia, Russia and each nan different hoaxes."

During nan conversation, Behar stated why she believes immoderate Trump supporters are truthful angry complete nan DOJ and Trump’s latest Epstein statements.

"They consciousness duped. They consciousness like, ‘Hey, we person this really juicy communicative — this bad unspeakable point that happened to children.’ And I deliberation originally, they thought they were going to get immoderate of nan Democrats — would beryllium connected it."

"Now, they conscionable consciousness betrayed," she continued, adding that Trump and existent members of his management said they would declassify nan Epstein files during nan 2024 campaign. 

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Teta past brought up nan O’Donnell story, prompting nan co-host to estimate Trump was blasting her successful bid to distract group from nan Epstein case.

Trump wrote a Truth Social post connected Saturday which read, "Because of nan truth that Rosie O’Donnell is not successful nan champion interests of our Great Country, I americium giving superior information to taking distant her Citizenship."

"She is simply a Threat to Humanity, and should stay successful nan awesome Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!" he added.

When asked to corroborate whether she thought Trump’s latest slam connected O’Donnell was a "distraction to get group to extremity talking astir Epstein," she said, "I deliberation that’s ever a anticipation pinch him, and connected apical of that, I deliberation that he’s very, very touchy."

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