"The View" co-host Joy Behar was cornered by the show's producer, Brian Teta, on Tuesday over her frustration with voters who supported President Donald Trump amid Graham Platner's latest scandal as he faces mounting calls to exit the race.Behar brought up the late Democratic Sen.Ted Kennedy during the "Behind the Table" podcast, hosted by Teta, and said, "Teddy Kennedy had that had that whole thing with Chappaquiddick, and yet people still wanted him in Congress.
Why? Because he voted correctly.""Unfortunately, this is the world we live in," she added.'THE VIEW' EASED UP ON POLITICAL CANDIDATE BOOKINGS AMID FCC INQUIRY, REPORT SAYSJoy Behar attends the "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything" premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at SVA Theater on June 12, 2025, in New York City.(Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)Teta pushed back, saying, "Just to be fair about it though, because for years on this show, you and others have said, you were frustrated with people that turned a blind eye to things that you think that Donald Trump did wrong."Behar acknowledged her feelings toward Trump voters, as Teta noted people voted for him anyway."And that made you crazy, so by that context, because people were voting for him because they wanted the Supreme Court to go a separate way, or they wanted tax cuts," he said.Behar noted that it was a "difficult situation."Graham Platner's candidacy is cratering as he faces calls from top Democrats in Maine and across the country to quit his Senate bid a day after Monday's explosive rape allegation emerged against him.
(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)EXPLOSIVE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION ROCKS PLATNER CAMPAIGN AHEAD OF KEY DEADLINE IN CRUCIAL SENATE RACEDuring a conversation on "The View" in 2016, Behar made a similar point, using Kennedy as an example as the co-hosts at the time discussed former President Bill Clinton."Chappaquiddick," she said."I mean, a girl drowns and he abandons her and she drowned and women still voted for...