{"id":2162951,"date":"2025-11-17T22:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2162951"},"modified":"2025-11-17T22:36:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:36:50","slug":"alyssa-farah-griffin-fires-back-at-the-view-crowd-let-me-explain-myself-after-groans-in-tense-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alyssa-farah-griffin-fires-back-at-the-view-crowd-let-me-explain-myself-after-groans-in-tense-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyssa Farah Griffin fires back at \u201cThe View\u201d crowd: &#8216;Let me explain myself&#8217; after groans in tense debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Alyssa Farah Griffin criticized Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris on <em>The View<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The audience groaned at her words, prompting Griffin to snap back at the crowd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cohosts got into a tense debate over Michelle Obama saying America isn&#8217;t ready for a female president.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alyssa Farah Griffin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a> fired back at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a> audience for flaming her during a tense debate at the Hot Topics table about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/michelle-obama\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michelle Obama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michelle Obama<\/a>&#8216;s recent assertion that America isn&#8217;t ready for a female president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cohosts engaged in a heated back-and-forth inspired by the former first lady&#8217;s reaction to calls that she run for president, with Obama telling Tracee Ellis Ross at an event that the United States is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/15\/politics\/michelle-obama-woman-president-not-ready\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;not ready for a woman&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;not ready for a woman&#8221;<\/a> to hold the nation&#8217;s highest office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I respectfully disagree with the first lady,&#8221; Griffin, who previously worked for Donald Trump&#8217;s communications team during the president&#8217;s first term, told her peers at the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin then pointed to the two most recent high-profile female candidates for president and criticized them both. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re not ready. We look at the two candidates who were Democratic nominees, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/hillary-clinton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hillary Clinton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hillary Clinton<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kamala-harris\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kamala Harris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kamala Harris<\/a>, there&#8217;s always sexism that plays in. They were flawed candidates. Hillary Clinton, absolutely the most qualified&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Alyssa Farah Griffin snaps back at &#8216;The View&#8217; audience<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She trailed off as the audience began to audibly groan at her assessment, before the 36-year-old turned to face them and snapped back, &#8220;Let me explain myself!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moderator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joy Behar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar<\/a> cut in to explain, &#8220;The reason they&#8217;re moaning is because the men were flawed too. That doesn&#8217;t matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin again attempted to get through her point about Clinton and Harris&#8217; flaws despite saying she disagreed with Obama&#8217;s words.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;With Hillary Clinton, highly qualified, but it was an anti-dynasty time, they wanted an outsider. She had decades of dirt on her that people felt from the Clinton era,&#8221; Griffin said. &#8220;Love Kamala Harris, but she was not a great communicator. She was not the best female candidate we&#8217;re ever gong to see run for president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Panelist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sara-haines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sara Haines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a> jumped in to say that &#8220;if Michelle Obama ran, she could win,&#8221; to which Griffin replied, &#8220;I agree!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ana-navarro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ana Navarro;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ana Navarro<\/a> then recalled off-camera conversations she and <em>The View<\/em> cohosts had with Harris when the presidential candidate was a guest on the program earlier this year, and said that she remembered her cohosts saying that the only way Democrats could win a future election is by siding with a white man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She said, &#8216;I refuse to tell little girls, particularly little girls of color, that they are out of the game just because of who they are,'&#8221; Navarro recounted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sunny-hostin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sunny Hostin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sunny Hostin<\/a> countered the sentiment, and sided with Obama.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"ABC Joy Behar addresses 'The View' audience groaning at Alyssa Farah Griffin\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_pQTxt5IvvoDjaA93Q5iFQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/17fb3a60ed7225473215d173c7c076ca\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Joy Behar addresses &#8216;The View&#8217; audience groaning at Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Because of my lived experience as an Afro-Latina, I&#8217;m able to look at this world with a different prism and I&#8217;m able to tell this country and tell this audience and tell my fellow cohosts some uncomfortable truths,&#8221; Hostin said. &#8220;This is a country based on racism and slavery, and founding in it, there is systemic racism and misogyny. I&#8217;ve never met anyone who raises their hand and says, &#8216;I am racist,&#8217; however, there are people that seem to be able to look the other way when it comes to racism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She doubled down, telling viewers, &#8220;Don&#8217;t tell me this country is ready for a Black woman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Near the end of the segment, Behar attempted to speak, but Griffin tried to talk over her once again. &#8220;Let me finish my sentence,&#8221; Behar clapped back, with Griffin telling her, &#8220;Well, I got interrupted,&#8221; before Behar continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She&#8217;s qualified, more qualified that any man he&#8217;s run against, and she lost to a reality talk show host,&#8221; Behar finished, prompting a stern reply from Griffin, who rebutted, &#8220;Qualifications are not what decide the presidency. Right now should tell us that,&#8221; before saying that Clinton &#8220;was dragged down by her husband&#8217;s baggage&#8221; in the end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a reason this country has only had one Black male president,&#8221; Hostin added, while Griffin got one of the final words when she said, &#8220;We will see another Black man and we&#8217;ll see a female president in my lifetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> airs weekdays on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/entity\/abc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ABC<\/a>. Watch the cohosts debate Obama&#8217;s sentiment in the video above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view-alyssa-farah-griffin-snaps-audience-groans-11850669\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Alyssa Farah Griffin criticized Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris on The View. The audience groaned at her words, prompting Griffin to snap back at the crowd. 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