Overview
- Returning for a weeklong stint on March 2, Hasselbeck opened by urging “civil discourse” and mutual respect before joining the Hot Topics table with Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro.
- Minutes into the show, a debate over President Trump’s strike on Iran turned tense as Hostin criticized the decision and noted Hasselbeck’s support for Trump, drawing audible gasps from the audience.
- Hasselbeck confirmed on air that she voted for Trump and smiled off the remark, as Goldberg twice stepped in to halt crosstalk and move to a break.
- ABC had previewed Hasselbeck’s return as part of its guest-host rotation, prompting polarized Instagram comments from viewers including boycott threats.
- Joy Behar was off Monday but is slated to return Tuesday, as executive producer Brian Teta acknowledged strong reactions to Hasselbeck’s booking.