Alyssa Farah Griffin

Washington, D.C.

Political Contributor at CNN

Republican in exile. @TheView Co-Host, CNN Political Commentator. Prior: @WhiteHouse, Pentagon, & Cap Hill. Was a career Spox, these are my words.

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‘The View’s’ Alyssa Farah Griffin Hits Trump’s North Korea-Style Military Parade

1 month ago | thedailybeast.com | Eboni Boykin-Patterson |Alyssa Farah Griffin

Donald Trump wants to give himself a military parade for his 79th birthday this summer. And even his former aide Alyssa Farah Griffin thinks his plan is “un-American.”The View co-host, who served as Trump’s Communications Director during his first term, criticized his plan to have a four-mile military parade in his own honor to coincide with both his birthday and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army in June.
Joy Behar Blames 'The View' Technical Difficulties on Trump

Nov 20, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Joy Behar is seeing Trump everywhere, including in connection with The View's wonky teleprompter on Wednesday. The co-hosts had just closed out its first Hot Topics segment, which ended with a heated exchange between Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin.
Whoopi Goldberg Forced to Stop 'View' Hosts Fighting Over Harris Loss

Nov 7, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Whoopi Goldberg had to interrupt what was turning into a screaming match between two of her The Viewco-hosts on Thursday as they discussed the forces behind Donald Trump 's election victory. First, former Trump White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffin criticized the Democrats for "missing the moment," resulting in Kamala Harris ' loss.
'The View' Hosts Are Totally 'Freaked Out' by Trump's Latest Rally

Oct 15, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Whoopi Goldberg is never shy about her criticisms of Donald Trump on-air at , but on Tuesday her critique of him turned to utter bewilderment, as the hosts reviewed footage of the former president's Pennsylvania town hall Monday. The footage, which the show cut into a montage, featured several clips of the former president requesting songs and doing a mix of standing silently still and dancing awkwardly to the music as the crowd stared at him.
Ex-Trump Aide Gets Emotional Over Liz Cheney 'Speaking Out'

Oct 4, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Alyssa Farah Griffin said on "The View" Friday that Cheney is "one the people I admire most," as the former congresswoman blasts Trump on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris.
'The View' Takes on Harris' 'Elder Abuse' Debate Victory Against Trump

Sep 11, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Whoopi Goldberg began her remarks with, "There was a booty whoopin' last night." The hosts of The View took on Tuesday's debate showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump at the top of their Wednesday show. And Joy Behar summed up their collective response by describing Harris' clear victory as so damning that it was "almost like elder abuse.""Clearly, Vice President Harris kicked some butt," Whoopi Goldberg said at the top of the first segment.
Trump Had Wild Plan for Kanye West to Lead WH Church Service

Jul 24, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a co-host of who used to work for Donald Trump's administration, appeared on Tuesday's episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
Karine Jean-Pierre Fires Back at J.D. Vance’s ‘Ridiculous’ Call for Biden to Resign

Jul 23, 2024 | nation.lk | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Alex Wong/Getty Images/ABC/screengrab White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared on The View Tuesday to share her thoughts about President Joe Biden ending his re-election campaign, and during the show’s segment, in which she was joined by Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and the rest, Jean-Pierre made sure to to slam J.D. Vance’s comments that Biden should resign from office as “ridiculous.” Vance recently took to Twitter/X to call for Biden to step down altogether...
'I'm Mad at George Clooney' for Bailing on Biden

Jul 11, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

Joy Behar is pretty heated about George Clooney's op-ed, asking on Thursday's episode of "Couldn't he tell him that in person for God's sakes, he has to write an op-ed piece?"In Clooney's op-ed, he wrote "Joe Biden is a hero; he saved democracy in 2020. We need him to do it again in 2024," by backing out of the race. He cited Biden's condition at a fundraiser prior to the debate as the primary grounds for his concerns.
'The View' Joins Calls for Biden to Drop Out for Good of 'Humanity'

Jun 28, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Alyssa Farah Griffin

The hosts were mostly in agreement that Biden should "step down if we want to defeat Donald Trump in November." The hosts of The View typically tape their Friday morning show on Thursday. But they were more than ready to go live after last night's debate and mostly came to the conclusion that the incumbent president should "step down," as his performance was "stunningly worse" than expected.