The View Hosts Slam Trump’s Presidential Plaques as ‘Juvenile and Unhinged’

The hosts of The View had sharp words for former President Donald Trump after details emerged about a new display in the White House that critics say crosses the line from history into mockery.

During Thursday’s “Hot Topics” segment, the panel reacted to what has been dubbed the “Presidential Walk of Fame,” a recently unveiled gallery in the West Wing Colonnade featuring photographs of past U.S. presidents accompanied by plaques that harshly critique their records. According to the hosts, the tone of the plaques closely resembles Trump’s familiar social media style—and not in a flattering way.

Joy Behar focused first on the plaque dedicated to former President Barack Obama, reading its description aloud to the audience. “I want to read what he says about Barack Obama, because we love Barack Obama and it’s wrong,” Behar said. The plaque reportedly describes Obama as “a community organizer, one-term senator from Illinois, and one of the most divisive political figures in American history.”

Behar reacted strongly. “Why? Because he was Black? Everything is about race with him!” she said, drawing applause from the audience.

Sunny Hostin added that Trump appears unable to move past Obama’s presidency. “Barack Obama lives rent-free in his head,” she said. “He will never be the type of president President Obama was. He’s not going to win that Nobel Peace Prize.”

Obama was not the only former president criticized. The plaque beneath President Joe Biden’s image—displayed alongside his autopen signature—allegedly labels him “by far, the worst President in American History” and accuses him of overseeing “unprecedented disasters” that nearly destroyed the nation.

In contrast, Trump’s own presidency received notably favorable treatment. Unlike other two-term presidents, Trump is represented by two separate plaques, both praising his time in office. One reportedly concludes with the declaration, “THE BEST IS YET TO COME.”

Alyssa Farah Griffin, the show’s Republican cohost and a former Trump staffer, suggested the project was intentionally provocative. “He’s doing this to trigger people,” she said. “He wants people to get outraged and troll, because that’s how he is.”

Griffin also criticized the mindset behind the display, saying she wished Trump “had people around him who weren’t just so online.” She added, “No one in real life lives this way. I wish they’d get off the internet and act like real people.”

Hostin summed up the panel’s overall reaction with a blunt assessment. “Can we all agree this is so juvenile and unhinged that it’s beneath the dignity of the president of the United States?” she asked, prompting loud applause from the audience.

“Who has time?” Griffin added.

Behar found humor in at least one omission. “He left Thomas Jefferson alone,” she joked. “I dated Thomas Jefferson, so just leave him alone!”

Hostin later reflected on her first visit to the White House with her son, Gabriel, calling it a deeply meaningful experience. “That’s the People’s House,” she said. “That’s not his house. It’s horrible.”

Despite their criticism, Behar predicted the display would not last. “They’ll be coming down the next administration anyway,” she said. “No one’s going to leave that up.”

The segment closed with agreement across the panel that whatever the intent, the gallery has sparked backlash for turning presidential history into political commentary—something they believe diminishes the dignity of the office itself.