The View Ignores ABC’s Own Reporting 2nd Boat Strike Was Warranted

Despite The View being under the ABC News umbrella, they completely disregarded reporting from Martha Raddatz, the network’s chief global affairs correspondent, which said the so-called “double tap” strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat was indeed warranted. Without evidence, moderator Whoopi Goldberg indignantly proclaimed that the men on the boat weren’t trying to salvage the drugs; a direct contradiction to Raddatz’s reporting.

During the segment, Goldberg angrily went to the mat for the alleged narco-terrorists blown up in the strike, swearing up and down that “they weren’t posing any danger” and weren’t trying to salvage the drugs:

If you have people on at and you blow up the boat and the people - there's two people hanging on the side of the boat, they're not carrying fentanyl! They're not swimming with the fentanyl on them! So they weren't posing any danger!

“AND WE'RE NOT AT WAR WITH ANYBODY!” Goldberg yelled.

 

 

“They would rather have an allegation of a war crime than let people in America focus a bad economy and the Epstein files,” added co-host Joy Behar. “They would rather you look here than look over here.”

But that’s literally the opposite of what Raddatz had reported during Wednesday’s edition of ABC’s World News Tonight. She even admitted that legal counsel was in the room giving legal advice on the strike:

And tonight, new information: According to a source familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed back on to the boat after the initial strike. They were believed to be potentially in communication with others, and salvaging some of the drugs. Because of that, it was determined they were still in the fight and valid targets. A JAG officer was also giving legal advice. So, again, David, that video will be key and Admiral Bradley will be on the Hill tomorrow behind closed doors.

 

 

Since she was absent most of the week, away with an illness, faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin was finally able to contribute to The View’s lies about the situation.

Farah Griffin parroted their false claim from the previous day that the Trump administration was throwing Admiral Bradley “under the bus” for the double tap. You might also notice that she didn’t care enough to get Bradley’s name right:

He now seems to be throwing under the bus Admiral Brady [sic] who’s someone I don't know well but I worked with at the Pentagon. He’s somebody who has a stellar reputation, is respected by both sides of the aisle, and I will say – we don't have all the facts – I have a hard time believing that he would have called for what amounts, I would believe, to a war crime with the information that he had.

So, whether he got wrong information from someone above him in directing that, it just doesn't feel like the Secretary who -- he's the one who should be taking responsibility, instead he's just pointing the finger, ‘this someone else’s.’

 

 

That’s despite the White House literally defending him. “[Admiral Bradley] was well within his authority to do so,” proclaimed White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt from the briefing room podium.

The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read:

ABC’s The View
December 4, 2025
11:05:45 a.m. Eastern

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ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: And I know you guys have been talking earlier in the weak about these Venezuelan alleged drug boat interdictions that we've seen and these double tap strikes that have taken place.

He now seems to be throwing under the bus Admiral Brady [sic] who’s someone I don't know well but I worked with at the Pentagon. He’s somebody who has a stellar reputation, is respected by both sides of the aisle, and I will say – we don't have all the facts – I have a hard time believing that he would have called for what amounts, I would believe, to a war crime with the information that he had.

So, whether he got wrong information from someone above him in directing that, it just doesn't feel like the Secretary who -- he's the one who should be taking responsibility, instead he's just pointing the finger, ‘this someone else’s.’

SARA HAINES [Mockingly]: Well, he had a meeting, Alyssa. He had to leave the room.

FARAH GRIFFIN: Despite taking credit for the strike on Fox News.

JOY BEHAR: But Trump won’t do anything about it. He’ll just call it a hoax and send ICE into New Orleans like he’s doing.

FARAH GRIFFIN: And I’m sorry, Admiral Bradley. I said “Brady.”

BEHAR: To distract from the whole thing. He's not going to get rid of him.

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11:08:45 a.m. Eastern

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: If you have people on at and you blow up the boat and the people - there's two people hanging on the side of the boat, they're not carrying fentanyl! They're not swimming with the fentanyl on them! So they weren't posing any danger!

HOSTIN: And it's a war crime according to the military –

GOLDBERG: AND WE'RE NOT AT WAR WITH ANYBODY!

HOSTIN: That' right.

FARAH GRIFFIN: No one voted for war.

BEHAR: They would rather have an allegation of a war crime than let people in America focus a bad economy and the Epstein files. They would rather you look here than look over here. That’s what this is about, to me.

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