The second “Hot Topic” of the day on Monday’s (September 8) Season 29 premiere of The View was the news that Donald Trump and his administration renamed the Department of Defense the “Department of War” and announced his intention to send troops into the city of Chicago, Illinois, with a meme of himself in the theme of Apocalypse Now .

The cohosts were all mostly agreed that it was an inappropriate action for the administration to take, but Joy Behar had a unique take on the matter.

“All of this is a big distraction from the fact that his approval rating is in the toilet right now. 52% of Americans say the economy is getting worse. 24% say it’s getting better. Also, the Epstein thing hangs over his head,” she said, evoking the continued controversy about the Trump administr

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