The tension exploded on ABC’s “The View” after former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck confronted Sunny Hostin over what a glaring double standard regarding presidential war powers.
During a heated exchange about President Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran, Hasselbeck pressed Hostin on why she was now calling Trump’s actions “illegal” while appearing to excuse similar actions taken by Barack Obama during the 2011 Libya intervention.
What followed was a brutal on-air confrontation that ended with Whoopi Goldberg abruptly cutting to a commercial break.
Hasselbeck came prepared with receipts.
She referenced a 2011 Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memo issued during the Obama administration, which concluded that the president had constitutional authority to order military action in Libya without prior congressional approval if it was deemed in the national interest.
Hasselbeck asked Hostin directly:
“Did you believe it was illegal in August of 2011 when the Office of Legal Counsel memo from President Obama stated that the president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force in Libya… without congressional approval?”
She followed with a blunt challenge:
“Where were you then complaining?”
Hostin initially attempted to sidestep the question.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
