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On-Air Clash on 'The View' Exposes U.S. Divide Over Iran Strikes

Panelists questioned the operation's legality citing lack of congressional approval.

Overview

  • ABC's The View featured a heated March 2 exchange over joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader, with Whoopi Goldberg stepping in to halt crosstalk as reports noted ensuing regional retaliation.
  • Ana Navarro voiced mixed feelings, celebrating Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death while condemning the absence of a congressional vote and arguing President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu could see political advantage.
  • Sunny Hostin called the campaign an illegal and unconstitutional presidential war, asserted only Congress can authorize war, and said claims of regime change in Iran were unfounded.
  • Guest co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck defended the operation as offering hope to 47 million Iranian women, described Iran's leadership as a terrorist regime that had ended, and framed the strikes as curbing China's energy leverage.
  • Trump announced Khamenei's death on Truth Social, praised the killing, and said U.S. bombing would continue as necessary to achieve his stated objectives.