She warned that these demonstrations could inadvertently pave the way for the return of former President Donald Trump to the White House. She cautioned young voters, stating, "you don't replace dissatisfaction with a dictatorship."
The conversation unfolded during a discussion about Trump's recent interview with Time Magazine. Alyssa Farah Griffin, another co-host, highlighted that the current President Biden and his predecessor, Trump, were running "neck-in-neck" in the polls. Behar expressed her apprehension about the possibility of Trump's re-election, describing it as "very scary."
Behar voiced her concerns about the young protesters, stating, "A lot of these kids who are protesting, I think that they don’t understand, because they're saying that kids, 26-years-old and under, are not feeling President Biden… And this type of protest that we talk about, we talked about it yesterday, I think that that will put Trump right back into the White House. So they better be careful what they want. Because this is the generation that’s going to lose their abortion rights and their voting rights. They’re the ones to be worried. You don’t replace dissatisfaction with a dictatorship."
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The co-hosts had previously discussed the student protests against Israel that have swept across numerous college campuses in the U.S. Ana Navarro, another co-host, echoed Behar's warning on Monday, cautioning protesters contemplating not participating in the 2024 election to be "careful."
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Navarro stated, "The only thing I want to remind Americans, though, as they’re protesting is, you know, and we heard it. We’ve heard it. We've heard them call Joe Biden a genocidal assassin and all sorts of things. There is not one group that anybody is protesting over that will be better off under Donald Trump. So be very careful that you don’t cut off your nose to spite your face by not showing up to vote in November."
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Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin, fellow co-hosts, criticized the protests that have spiraled into disorder, leading to the cancellation of classes and graduations. However, Whoopi Goldberg argued that the media was primarily focused on "clickbait."
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Goldberg stated, "Part of our problem is the media takes what is the best clickbait. So, you see the same posters or you see the same people, but you don't see the folks who are doing peaceful stuff and saying, 'here's what we want to do.' I would caution the media to be very careful about what they're doing, and how they're handling this, because what they seem to be doing is pushing a narrative that people are pushing against, which students are pushing against, which I'm thrilled to see, because I like when students get mad and say, ‘we want a change made.’"
The anti-Israel protests on college campuses have led to hundreds of arrests and suspensions. Columbia University officials issued a warning to student protesters occupying Hamilton Hall, an academic building on campus, that they could face expulsion.
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The university emphasized that safety was its top priority and that the anti-Israel protests would not be permitted to disrupt the university's operations in violation of school policies.
University spokesman Ben Chang stated that protesters had been warned that their actions violated university policies and that they had been given multiple opportunities to leave peacefully. He added that those who respected university policies would be allowed to complete the school year, while those who did not have now been suspended.
Chang stated, "Those students will be restricted from all academic and recreational spaces and may only access their individual residence. Seniors will be ineligible to graduate. This is about responding to the actions of the protesters, not their cause."
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