“And what’s the gift besides herpes?” Behar cracked, prompting laughter from the audience.
Moments later, Huntsman said, “We don’t what know what the intelligence [Trump] got was ― that’s the problem.”
Behar snarked, “The word ‘intelligence’ and him in the same sentence should not go together.”
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue wasn’t loving the shtick.
In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, White House spokesperson Davis Ingle called her “Joyless Behar” ― “an extremely unlikeable, talentless hack with a poorly rated TV show who clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Claiming the war “is a resounding success,” the statement concluded: “President Trump is working tirelessly every single day to ensure the American military continues to be the greatest, most powerful fighting force in the world that will crush our enemies and defend our great nation.”
The White House has hit back at Behar before with similar insults.
When the host said Trump was “so jealous” of former President Barack Obama last year, the administration called her “an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It also threatened to pull “The View” off the air.
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