‘The View’ host Alyssa Farah Griffin takes much-needed LA vacation after brutal on-air fight with Sunny Hostin
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: 'The View' host Alyssa Farah Griffin bids adieu to New York City amid the wildfire in Quebec, Canada, which has severely affected the east coast. Alyssa and her husband, Justin Griffin, escaped the environmental catastrophe occurring in the Big Apple by traveling across the country. But did Alyssa leave because of her fight with her co-host?
Following an on-air argument on Wednesday, June 7's program of 'The View' with her fellow co-host Sunny Hostin, 54, the co-anchor left the show. Sunny was criticized by Alyssa for "disgracing Barbara Walters' legacy." The altercation led to a commercial break leaving viewers stunned. The hosts discussed Chris Christie's, 60, entry into the campaign for president and Alyssa's support of Mike Pence's, 64, candidature in the 2024 election.
Alyssa sought retreat in the city of angels
On Thursday, June 8, Alyssa, 33, shared a couple's selfie of her and Justin, 34, cuddling and smiling side by side on her Instagram Stories. They appeared comfortable in their casual attire as they sat in the airport terminal awaiting their departure. "LA [Los Angeles, California] bound with my love," the television personality wrote. Justin Griffin is a Republican political strategist just like his wife.
The couple seemed to be at the airport while donning a casual soft look of plain sweatshirts. Alyssa, 33, and Griffin, 34, tied the knot in 2021. The announcement of her travel was 'The View’s host’s first update after her debate with her co-host Sunny which only points out the nature of her travel as a much-needed escape.
'Let a woman speak!'
The two co-hosts Alyssa and Sunny engaged in the debate over the former Republican Veep Mike Pence entering the race for 2024’s Presidential Election. Alyssa, a conservative herself, previously worked closely under Pence along with Trump as a strategist which was especially brought up by Sunny.
While shushing Alyssa when she tried to respond to her, the legal expert Sunny pointed out the blunders caused in the country under Pence, especially the deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic. She said, “…he had a terrible approval rating because of the way he treated the AIDS crisis…A lot of people died because of him, a lot of people died because of how he handled the COVID crisis.”
The argument, quite one-sided, had to be cut off to commercial as things got heated and Alyssa went on to question, “This is not what this show is about. This is Barbara Walters' legacy, let a woman speak!”