The co-hosts of ABC's “The View” speculated about what President Biden and former President Trump need to do to have a successful debate night, with a caveat that Trump might mention Hunter Biden's son.
The panel discussed what could happen during the CNN-hosted event on Thursday and argued that Biden should do everything he can to “shake” Trump and excite him. Co-host Joy Behar, however, warned that Trump could do the same.
“What if Trump says something about his son, about Biden's son? Is that a trigger point?” Behar said.
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“The View” co-host Joy Behar was concerned that former President Trump might mention Hunter Biden during his upcoming debate with President Biden. (Screenshot/ABC)
The panelists considered what Trump and Biden must do to make the debates successful. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said Trump will have a good night if he “doesn't seem crazy” and sticks to his substantive policy talking points.
Ana Navarro added that if Biden runs and remains conscious, he will have been successful, as that would counter a conservative narrative.
“I think the Republicans, Trump and his henchmen have done themselves a disservice with all these edited, cut and spliced videos released, in which Biden looks lost and decrepit,” he said. “They've lowered the bar so that if Joe Biden shows up and doesn't pass out on the way to the podium, he's had a good night.”
Navarro also stated that Biden needs to look for ways to unsettle Trump.
“I think he needs to make fun of him, get under his skin. He needs to cure this country's Trump amnesia and remind us of the horror of the four years,” he said.
His colleague Sarah Haines agreed to irritate Trump, but said she doesn't think Biden should resort to mockery.
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Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden walk outside the federal courthouse as his trial on criminal weapons charges continues, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beer (REUTERS/Hannah Beier)
“You could continue to be a more normal person and contrast his craziness by just talking about some of the things that make him angry. Talk about who won the election,” he said. “He is a very emotionally reactive human being,”
“I would prefer that he not be mocked because mockery is Donald Trump's weapon,” Haines added. “He does it well. Let him do that. Hit him on quiet topics that will only make him lose his mind.”
Behar then raised concerns about Trump criticizing Hunter Biden. But Hostin kept faith in the president.
“I think Biden is a true statesman and I think he will rise to the occasion,” he said. “And we know who Trump is. He's a convicted felon.”
Navarro said it could be a reckless line of attack for the former president.
“You know what? If Donald Trump goes after Hunter Biden, he does so at his own risk,” he said. “There are few American families who have not been affected by the devastation [sic] of addiction, including the Trump family. She has a brother who died of addiction.”
Trump, whose brother Fred Trump died of alcohol addiction in 1981, sympathized with Biden over his son's addiction in a recent interview with Fox News.
“It's a very tough situation for a parent. It's a very tough situation for a brother or sister, and it goes on and it doesn't stop, whether it's alcohol or drugs or whatever,” he said.
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