The View’s Joy Behar sparked nationwide outrage with her shocking prediction that Trump would exploit Minneapolis ICE protests to declare martial law and cancel midterm elections. The Explosive Prediction That Backfired Joy Behar’s inflammatory comments about Trump using civil unrest to seize power represent a stunning miscalculation of her audience’s tolerance for extreme rhetoric. The veteran View co-host suggested that protests following an ICE shooting in Minneapolis would justify Trump to suspend democratic processes. Her conspiracy theory reflects the deepest fears of progressive commentators who view every Trump policy through the lens of authoritarian overreach. The backlash was immediate and unprecedented. Live audience members, who typically remain respectfully silent during tapings, openly booed the hosts and refused post-show meet-and-greets. Security personnel had to escort vocal protesters from the studio, marking one of the show’s most dramatic confrontations. When Anti-ICE Rhetoric Met Reality The controversy stems from an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of an American citizen in Minneapolis, which The View hosts used as ammunition against Trump’s immigration policies. Sunny Hostin escalated the rhetoric by comparing Trump to Hitler and describing ICE agents as “inhumane.” She blamed Trump supporters for encouraging violence and characterized the shooting as an “evil act” enabled by expanded enforcement powers. The hosts referenced the Department of Justice use-of-force policies, arguing the Minneapolis shooting violated standards since the agent could have moved aside rather than firing at a vehicle. Hostin cited statistics claiming ICE had fired on at least nine people in cars, killing seven, establishing what she called a pattern of excessive force under Trump’s policies. The Audience Rebellion That Changed Everything What makes this incident extraordinary is not just the content of the hosts’ comments. Still, the unprecedented audience revolt that followed. Conservative commentator Mike Zeroh described the confrontation as “woke Hollywood” hypocrisy being exposed in real time. The audience’s reaction suggests even The View’s traditionally liberal-leaning viewers have limits when it comes to extreme political rhetoric. The incident reveals a critical disconnect between progressive media personalities and ordinary Americans who support immigration enforcement. While the hosts framed ICE operations as targeting innocent people, many viewers understand these efforts focus on removing individuals who have violated immigration laws or committed fraud.