Joy Behar turned The View‘s conversation about the Oscars into a political affair.
The ladies were discussing the 2026 Oscar nominations when the longtime host made a dig at U.S. President Donald Trump.
After cohost Sara Haines shared the importance of “The Perfect Neighbor” being nominated for Best Documentary, Behar immediately chimed in by saying, “Well, I hope whoever wins gives their Oscar to Trump because I’m afraid if he doesn’t get it, he’ll invade Finland.”
Behar, 83, added that “One Battle After Another” was “the only movie I’ve seen on this entire list” of nominees.
Her cohost, 36-year-old conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin, then quipped, “We need to get you out more.”
Behar’s comment comes after Trump has repeatedly expressed plans to take over Greenland. Last week, the president said anything less than U.S. control of Greenland is “unacceptable” in a post on Truth Social.
“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building,” Trump wrote. “NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!”
“NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES,” the president added. “Anything less than that is unacceptable.”
Trump’s comments came after Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen held a press conference on Jan. 13 to discuss Trump’s repeated takeover threats.
“If we have to choose between the USA and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark and the EU,” Nielsen said, according to CNBC.
“It has not been easy to stand up to completely unacceptable pressure from our closest allies for a lifetime. But there is much to suggest that the hardest part is still ahead of us,” Frederiksen said, per CNBC.
Trump expressed renewed interest in controlling Greenland after the U.S. military strikes in Venezuela on Jan. 3 that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Several U.S. politicians have voiced their concern that Trump’s efforts to obtain Greenland could have disastrous effects on relations with NATO, of which the U.S. and Denmark are both members.
“This is appalling. Greenland is a NATO ally. Denmark is one of our best friends… so the way we’re treating them is really demeaning and it has no upside,” U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., previously said on CNN.
“This would be disastrous. It wouldn’t just be America first, it wouldn’t just be the end of NATO, it would be America alone,” said U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA on CBS’s Face the Nation.
Additionally, a vast majority of Americans are firmly opposed to the United States attempting to take control over Greenland.
According to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS, which was newly released on Jan. 15, 75% of U.S. adults oppose the idea of taking control of the territory, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
Of the total, 52% state they “strongly oppose” the move, with only 25% of respondents expressing favor for such an expansion, with only 7% strongly in favor.
In addition, many political leaders in Europe have called for a World Cup boycott this summer in response to Trump’s threats to take over Greenland, including senior far-left French politician Éric Coquerel, German political Jurgen Hardt and United Kingdom senior Conservative MP Simon Hoare.