{"id":2433148,"date":"2026-05-26T19:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2433148"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:09:08","slug":"alyssa-farah-griffin-calls-donald-trump-jr-s-wedding-his-funeral-in-shocking-on-air-slip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alyssa-farah-griffin-calls-donald-trump-jr-s-wedding-his-funeral-in-shocking-on-air-slip\/","title":{"rendered":"Alyssa Farah Griffin calls Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s wedding his &#8216;funeral&#8217; in shocking on-air slip"},"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\">Former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin slipped up while covering Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s wedding 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 conservative cohost referred to the wedding as a &#8220;funeral&#8221; live on the air.<\/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\"><em>View<\/em> audience members gasped over the flub in the moment.<\/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\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The View;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The View&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a> cohost and former White House staffer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alyssa-farah-griffin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Alyssa Farah Griffin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alyssa Farah Griffin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a> shocked the talk show&#8217;s audience Tuesday when she mistakenly referred to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Donald Trump Jr.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump Jr.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump Jr.<\/a>&#8216;s recent wedding as his &#8220;funeral&#8221; live on the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:president;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;president&quot;}\" class=\"link \">president<\/a>&#8216;s son and former supporting star of <em>The Apprentice <\/em>reality series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-jr-celebrates-marriage-to-bettina-anderson-with-bahamas-ceremony-11954082\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:married socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;married socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida&quot;}\" class=\"link \">married socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida<\/a>, which was followed by a ceremony in the Bahamas on Saturday that his father <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-jr-celebrates-marriage-to-bettina-anderson-with-bahamas-ceremony-11954082\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:did not attend;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;did not attend&quot;}\" class=\"link \">did not attend<\/a>. Griffin \u2014 who worked for Trump before resigning and speaking out against him \u2014 made the flub as the cohosts debated whether or not the president should&#8217;ve attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If they had done the wedding at McDonald&#8217;s, maybe he would go,&#8221; comedian <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/joy-behar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Joy Behar;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joy Behar&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar<\/a> said, making a jab at the president&#8217;s reported eating habits.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Alyssa Farah Griffin reacts after mistakenly calling Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s wedding his &#8216;funeral&#8217; on &#8216;The View&#8217;<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I, oddly enough, talked about this on celebrity.land on Friday. I said he should go,&#8221; Griffin added. &#8220;A parent should try to never miss their child&#8217;s funeral.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> studio audience gasped at the mistake, while panelist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sara-haines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sara Haines;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sara Haines&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a> clasped her hands over her mouth in the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin held her arms out as she quickly corrected herself, exclaiming, &#8220;Or&#8230; I&#8217;m sorry, oh God, wedding!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The new mother, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view-alyssa-farah-griffin-set-up-trump-account-newborn-baby-11972527\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:who had her first baby, Justin Griffin;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;who had her first baby, Justin Griffin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">who had her first baby, Justin Griffin<\/a>, in February, then offered an explanation for the slip-up, telling the audience, &#8220;Honestly, I&#8217;m so tired, I have a 3-month-old!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Griffin continued with her thoughts on the issue at hand, stating that a &#8220;parent should never miss a wedding if they&#8217;re able to&#8221; go, and that she doesn&#8217;t think &#8220;people would&#8217;ve criticized&#8221; the president if he had gone to the wedding.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"'The View' panelistsCredit: ABC\" 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\/xVaEovgFUKdpG9CT503Aog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/09697b54e4baf7dc0378838c833b2c17\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary 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-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>&#8216;The View&#8217; panelists<br \/>Credit: ABC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Quipping about Trump Jr.&#8217;s past divorce from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/vanessa-trump-cancer-diagnosis-medical-procedure-11981027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Vanessa Trump, who recently announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Vanessa Trump, who recently announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Vanessa Trump, who recently announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer<\/a>, Behar added, &#8220;He can go to the next one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump confirmed that he would not attend the ceremony.<\/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 <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time,\u201d he wrote. \u201cCongratulations to Don and Bettina!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> airs weekdays on ABC.<\/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-calls-donald-trump-jr-wedding-funeral-11983750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" 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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Former White House staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin slipped up while covering Donald Trump Jr.&#8217;s wedding on The View. 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