Kathie Lee Gifford blasts the ‘viciousness’ plaguing a major network talk show, claims everyone involved seems ‘miserable’ now
However, she calls herself "joy personified."
Kathie Lee Gifford recently pointed out what she sees as a “viciousness” now prevalent on the ABC talk show The View, stating that everyone involved seems “miserable.” Her comments came during a conversation on an episode of the Tomi Lahren is Fearless podcast.
According to Fox News, Gifford, who is known for her long career in television, explained that she used to appear on The View without any issues. She even mentioned that she’s still good pals with Debbie Matenopoulos, a former co-host, and had no problems with people like Joy Behar or Whoopi Goldberg back then.
Gifford says the show’s hosts weren’t trying to “proselytize everything” in the way she feels they do now. She shared that while she’s open about her faith, she doesn’t tell people they’re “going to hell” if they don’t believe as she does, preferring to help people find “a little more heaven in their life than hell.”
The shift in tone is something Gifford finds genuinely sad
She observed, “That part has changed. And it’s sad, because I mean, everybody seems like they’re just miserable people now.” Gifford made it clear that despite any perceived negativity on the show, she herself is “joy personified,” and no one would ever confuse her with a miserable person. Lahren agreed, noting that both the show and ABC have undergone significant changes.
Currently, The View features co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, and Alyssa Farah Griffin. However, with Griffin presently on maternity leave, guest hosts have been stepping in. It’s clear that the co-hosts often voice strong opinions against the current Trump administration. These guest hosts, especially those who support Trump, often find themselves challenging the more liberal viewpoints of the regular panel.
Interestingly, it isn’t just outside observers like Gifford who’ve noticed a change in the show’s atmosphere. Joy Behar herself acknowledged a shift in 2022, stating that “this show really took a change when Trump got in.” Behar recalled that there were “more laughs before he got into office.”
She explained that while Trump provides “good material for comedians,” he also became “so scary as a leader” and “such a threat to democracy,” that it became “very important that we convey what we felt and thought and read about to the audience.” This, she said, transformed The View into a “completely different show.”
Gifford, who famously co-hosted Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and a portion of NBC’s Today show, has also recently released a new book Nero & Paul. This book is part of her ‘Ancient Evil, Living Hope’ trilogy, co-written with Bryan M. Litfin, Ph.D., and delves into themes of power, popularity, and the pursuit of happiness.
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