Here's why “The View” didn't address Pam Bondi's firing live on the air — or on “The Weekend View”
Here's why “The View” didn't address Pam Bondi's firing live on the air — or on “The Weekend View”
Joey NolfiSat, April 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC
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Whoopi Goldberg; Pam Bondi; Joy Behar for 'The View'Credit: ABC; Getty; ABC
Given the panelists' outspoken nature on the Donald Trump administration, many fans expected The View cohosts to go all in on Thursday afternoon's news that the president ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi. But, there's an explanation for why the cohosts didn't address the headline-making news that was seemingly prime for a Hot Topics debate.
As The View prepared for its week-long Easter hiatus, moderator Whoopi Goldberg explained to audiences at the end of Thursday morning's broadcast that the latest installment of The Weekend View would feature guest panelist Whitney Cummings, who sat across the current week in conservative cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin's seat while she was out on maternity leave.
Entertainment Weekly has since confirmed with a source that the upcoming Weekend View edition was filmed on Wednesday, preceding news that Bondi had been removed from her position.
Pam Bondi and Donald TrumpCredit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty
Additionally, The View broadcast a repeat episode on Friday, meaning the cohosts will have to wait until the show's return on Monday, April 13 to discuss the developments.
EW has reached out to a representative for The View for comment.
The cohosts and interview guest Don Lemon did previously discuss Bondi by name on Thursday morning. Lemon, who was arrested in January after covering a Minnesota protest inside a church, said that the Department of Justice still had his cell phone, "So, if you're texting me, Pam Bondi's reading it," he joked, hours before Trump announced that Bondi was out as his attorney general.
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"Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year,” Trump said in a statement after news broke of Bondi's exit, per the . “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future."
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stepped in as an acting attorney general in Bondi's place.
Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Whoopi Goldberg for 'The View'Credit: Jeff Lipsky/ABC
While the cohosts didn't address Bondi's firing on the air on The View or The Weekend View, panelist Sunny Hostin posted about it on her Instagram Story, while Ana Navarro dedicated an entire episode of her new Bleep! podcast to the topic.
When The View returns later this month, Griffin will be back at the table with her colleagues, after taking a two-month leave amid the birth of her first baby, Justin, with husband Justin Griffin.
Encore broadcasts of The View are set to run for the week after Easter Sunday. New episodes of The View return Monday, April 13 following the show's week-long hiatus after the Easter holiday.
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