Joy Behar Accuses Trump of Targeting ‘Poorly Educated’ Americans

The View co-host Joy Behar offered an eyebrow-raising response to Whoopi Goldberg’s question Thursday about whether or not President Donald Trump’s address to the nation Wednesday night offered her any “clarity” on Trump’s plans when it comes to Iran. Behar blasted Trump and suggested that his supporters are “poorly educated” Americans, whom he deliberately targets.

“No, he — first of all, he wants to bring a country to the stone age. There are people there in Iran, by the way. It’s not just two or three people running the place. There are actual people there. He wants to bring it to the Stone Age, and at the same time he wants a Nobel Peace Prize. That is the definition of crazy,” Behar said.

“Also, there’s like magical thinking that all of a sudden the gas prices, which are $10 in California in some parts —a gallon —and the stock market is in the toilet. He thinks this is magically going to come back. Does he really think we’re that stupid?” Behar asked.

Below is the rest of the exchange:

SUNNY HOSTIN: Yes!

GOLDBERG: He does.

BEHAR: Yeah, but I’m not one of the poorly educated, okay? Those are the ones he thinks he can get to and those are the ones who are gonna Turn on him.

GOLDBERG: The crazy thing is even the poorly educated recognize when they’re being grifted. Just because you don’t have book learning doesn’t mean you don’t — you’re not smart enough to know when somebody is bamboozling you.

BEHAR: They’re feeling it themselves at the pump.

HOSTIN: His approval rate is down to 35% which is an all-time low. And I didn’t gain any clarity.

BEHAR: What, is it 35?

HOSTIN: 35%, yeah. And you know, numbers matter to him. For me I didn’t gain much clarity but I think the Iranians did because he said it’s going to be over this two to three weeks. Why would you tell your alleged enemy, why would you telegraph your enemy, “Just hold off for two or three weeks then you’re going to be good!” So that was very unpresidential and not very smart.

Watch the clip above via The View on ABC News.

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