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Joy Behar may have retired from stand-up years ago, but she’s still fresh as ever. The View moderator had a star moment on the show today with her laugh-out-loud line aimed at Donald Trump during a discussion about the upcoming 2024 presidential debate that has yet to be scheduled between Trump and President Joe Biden.
Behar said she thinks that Biden and Trump should debate, arguing that the former would “wipe the floor” with his opponent. She also had another, more physical option for the 2024 rivals to test out.
“Biden should just challenge him to pushups,” Behar said, which earned her plenty of laughter from the audience, but it was her next line that sent everyone over the edge.
“The last time Trump did a pushup, he was on top of Stormy Daniels, OK?” Behar added.
Alyssa Farah Griffin could be heard immediately exclaiming, “Oh my god!” while the audience let out a mix of cheers and applause.
Behar mouthed “What?” while Sunny Hostin pulled her classic move and wordlessly sipped from her View mug.
The audience reaction was enough to get Behar out of her seat as she stepped to the side and delivered a curtsy for everyone. Then, because the woman is a true professional, it was back to business.
“On the other hand, why does Joe Biden have to lower himself to even be on the same stage with this criminal?” Behar asked. “This 91 times indicted, sexual harasser, accused of sexual assault. Why, why?”
The impassioned remarks only earned her more love from the studio audience, who nearly drowned out the last of her words as they clapped for Behar.
While it’s quite unlikely Biden and Trump will take Behar’s suggestion for a pushup face-off, it’s still unclear if or when the two candidates will debate ahead of the 2024 election. Trump has said he’s willing to debate the POTUS “anytime” and “any place,” despite refusing to participate in the previous Republican primary debates.
According to NBC News, Biden has not confirmed if he will debate Trump before Election Day.
