'The View' Gets Tense After This Host Praises Trump's Aggressive Move

Jan 6, 2026

Tensions rise on 'The View' as Whoopi Goldberg defends Trump's capture of Maduro, sparking Ana Navarro's emotional praise. John Fetterman highlights the Democrats' lack of support for this move, while Jake Tapper is left speechless by Scott Jennings' insights into their reluctance. Elon Musk's Tesla stock finds itself a subject of irony amidst political drama. NYC's Mayor Mamdani plans controversial changes to landlord regulations, and calls for collective property ownership stir debates about private property rights.

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Action-First Foreign Policy Shift

Dave Rubin argues Trump's capture of Maduro reflects a new 'action-first' politics that changes expectations of foreign policy.
Rubin says this move highlights U.S. willingness to act in its hemisphere to block rivals and drug trafficking.

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Ana Navarro's Emotional Reaction

Ana Navarro, a guest on The View, celebrated Maduro's capture as a joyful moment for Venezuelan exiles in South Florida.
Rubin recounts her emotional reaction and frames it as a rare sensible moment from her.

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Reflexive Opposition To Trump

Rubin and guests note a large share of Americans reflexively oppose Trump regardless of outcome.
That reflex undermines bipartisan recognition of successful actions like Maduro's capture.

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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks about "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg being put in her place by co-host Ana Navarro after she delivered an unexpected defense of Donald Trump's capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro; John Fetterman being shocked by the Democratic Party's lack of support for Trump's capture of Nicolás Maduro; CNN's Jake Tapper going speechless after Scott Jennings explained the real reason that so many Democrats aren't being supportive of Trump's capture of Nicolás Maduro; Candace Owens seeming to actually believe that Turning Point USA leaders and Erika Kirk have been replaced by robots; White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt giving Fox News' Jesse Watters her hilarious reaction to Nick Shirley being responsible for exposing more Minnesota fraud and ending the career of Tim Walz; Elon Musk getting the last laugh after Tim Walz prematurely celebrated the decline of the price of Tesla stock; NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announcing his shocking plans to micromanage every landlord in New York City with his sweeping new powers; resurfaced video of Zohran Mamdani's newly appointed tenant advocate Cea Weaver showing her calling for the abolishing of private property and explaining why white homeowners will have to rethink their relationship to the home they own; and much more.

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