Joy Behar mocked for 'ridiculous' claim Trump doesn't like 'strong women'

"The View" big Joy Behar criticized the women successful President Donald Trump’s life, claiming helium surrounds himself with women who changeable his ego and are "obedient." Her remarks prompted pushback from galore blimpish women, including Fox News contributor Brett Cooper. 

"The accusation is wholly ridiculous," said the big of "The Brett Cooper Show" podcast during an quality connected "Fox & Friends" Thursday. 

"Trump's full medication is filled with strong, intelligent women."

Behar suggested that Trump "doesn't truly similar beardown women," alternatively suggesting helium lone wanted those astir him who were "dutiful, obedient women who compliment him."

She besides recounted a clip erstwhile Trump lashed retired astatine her for criticizing his hair, thing she believes helium didn’t bash to antheral comedians who made akin jokes.

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Conservative podcaster Brett Cooper challenges Joy Behar's assertion that Trump dislikes beardown women connected 'Fox & Friends.' (Getty Images/Fox News)

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"Every antheral comedian did jokes astir his hair, but helium went aft maine successful particular," Behar said, suggesting his effect was driven by sexism.

But Cooper pushed back, saying the president’s disapproval whitethorn person had little to bash with Behar’s sex and much to bash with her nature.

"Maybe it's not the information that you're a woman, Joy, but it's conscionable that you are Joy, and helium doesn't privation to woody with you," Cooper said. "It’s little astir you being a pistillate and conscionable astir who you are."

The young blimpish influencer, who signed this week arsenic a Fox News Media contributor, went connected to support salient women successful Trump’s orbit, including the interaction of first woman Melania Trump. 

"It’s truthful violative to accidental that astir her," Cooper said of however Behar’s comments overgarment blimpish women similar Mrs. Trump. 

First woman Melania Trump speaks connected Capitol Hill to advocator for the transition of the Take it Down Act connected March 3, 2025.   (Fox News )

"You’ve seen the unthinkable enactment that she has done, the books that she's written, the languages that she speaks, and the information that she actively pushes backmost against him [Trump] connected a regular basis, and they inactive person a large marriage."

Other women with high-ranking roles successful the Trump White House see Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, property caput Karoline Leavitt and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who earlier this twelvemonth became the archetypal pistillate to clasp the title. 

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This isn’t the archetypal clip Trump’s relationships with women person been scrutinized connected "The View." Last year, billionaire Mark Cuban besides took aim. 

"Donald Trump, you ne'er spot him astir strong, intelligent women. Ever," Cuban said past October. "It’s conscionable that simple. They're intimidating to him. He doesn't similar to beryllium challenged by them." 

Those remarks, too, drew crisp disapproval from Trump allies. White House property caput Karoline Leavitt astatine the clip called Cuban’s comments "insulting" to the galore women who enactment with and enactment the erstwhile president.

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