"The View" co-host Joy Behar told Vice President JD Vance during a commercial break on the liberal talk show on Tuesday that he should run for president."You told him during the break that he should run for president because he has a good vibe," executive producer Brian Teta said during the show's "Behind the Table" podcast while speaking to Behar."I think that, even though, for a Republican.Mind you, I'm not a Republican," Behar confirmed.Vance appeared on the show to discuss his new book, "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith," and was pressed on various topics, including Jeffrey Epstein, immigration, the economy and more.JD VANCE RELEASING BOOK ABOUT FAITH JOURNEY, CONVERSION TO CATHOLICISMDuring "The View's" official behind-the-scenes podcast, Joy Behar talked about Vice President JD Vance's appearance on the ABC program and how she encouraged him to run for president. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images)"I think possibly, I voted for Michael Bloomberg once for mayor who was supposed --- Bloomberg supposedly was a Republican," Behar continued.
"I don't mind a Republican on the city level because it needs a little discipline.But on the national level, I want somebody with a good heart.
And those are more in the Democratic Party, in my opinion.""They care about the poor.They help people," she added.
"The Republican Party is much more about saving taxes for rich people.So, I'm not a Republican."Behar, who regularly criticizes the Trump administration and Republicans on the show, also told Vance he was "fine" during a commercial break on the show on Tuesday.Vance brought it up upon returning from commercial and said, "Joy said when we were off air that I’m 'fine,' which I think is about the best endorsement I’m gonna get out of Joy Behar."Behar responded, "For a Republican."JOY BEHAR CLAIMS UNDER OBAMA THERE WAS 'NOTHING TO MAKE FUN OF' FOR COMEDIANSVice President JD Vance appears on ABC's "The View" on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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