Following a recent incident on “The View” in which co-host Sunny Hostin was forced to read a legal notice, correcting previous comments she made about Matt Gaetz, conservatives have celebrated the self-imposed fact-check of her remarks as “fake news” being held accountable. Hostin had touted unproven accusations against Gaetz and just minutes later, she was forced to read a legal notice live on-air.
Before President-elect Donald Trump tapped Gaetz to serve in his administration as attorney general, the representative from Florida had faced a House ethics investigation into supposed violations. The investigation was no longer relevant when Gaetz resigned from Congress and the ethics panel has declined to release its report. However, Hostin touted the accusations against Gaetz as fact despite them being unproven.
Setting Hostin up to read the mandated legal notice, Whoopi Goldberg said, “Sunny, you have a legal note.” Hostin replied, “I do have a legal note. Thank you, Whoopi. Reading the note, Hosting said, “Matt Gaetz has long denied all allegations, calling the claims, quote, ‘invented,’ and saying in a statement to ABC News that ‘this false smear following a three-year criminal investigation should be viewed with great skepticism.’ The DOJ investigation was closed with no charges being brought.”
Just minutes prior in the segment, Hostin claimed, “How could you nominate someone with allegations of child trafficking across or trafficking across state lines and having sex with a seventeen-year-old? My understanding, further on in the interview, they discuss the fact that once he finds out that she’s seventeen, he stops having sex with her.”
Subsequently, conservatives across social media have reacted to the incident, celebrating it as a victory where the mainstream media has been held accountable for spreading false attacks against Republicans. “This! Fake news gets busted!” one person said. Another user on X said, “Consequences. These talking heads must not be allowed to rank untruths without accountability.”
Conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk weighed in on the incident, writing, “Sonny Hostin was forced to issue a “legal note” on The View that Matt Gaetz was found to have done nothing wrong after a three year DOJ investigation. Enjoy.” Conservative commentator Collin Rugg wrote pointed out Hostin’s frustration with reading the legal notice, stating, “She’s so mad.”
Furthermore, Rugg said in a separate post, “The View host Sunny Hostin fumes as she is forced to read a legal note just minutes after presenting the Matt Gaetz allegations as a “fact.” Moreover, End Wokeness also addressed the apparent frustration from Hostin in fact-checking herself. “Look at Sunny Hostin’s face. This looks like a hostage video,” the account wrote.
Another user pointed out, “The fact that ABC Legal put the hammer down on Sunny so quickly tells me that 1) they know she went too far; and 2) they feel the need to monitor that show because those women are reckless with their cavalier allegations and assumptions.”
Watch Hostin’s legal notice below:
Note: The featured image is a screenshot from the embedded video.
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