Sara Haines Calls Trump’s Ignoring Americans’ Financial Struggles His ‘Truest Statement Ever’ on ‘The View’

President Donald Trump recently made headlines after bluntly stating that he does not think about Americans’ financial situations when addressing the war in Iran—a conflict that has contributed to rising gas prices and other economic pressures. On Wednesday’s episode of ABC’s The View, co-host Sara Haines called the remark the “truest thing” Trump has ever said.

During the discussion, the panel first criticized Trump administration officials for blaming the current economic challenges on President Joe Biden. Moderator Whoopi Goldberg expressed frustration, urging them to “grow a pair” and acknowledge their own responsibility. Haines then shifted focus to Trump’s 2024 campaign promises.

“He ran on the backs of people that were told ‘I’m going to make life more affordable, I’m going to help you,’ and they came out in droves,” Haines said. “And this is what he does to thank them. The truest thing he may have said, ever — ever in his life, I’ve never heard him be so honest — ‘I literally don’t think about the American people’s’—”

“Because now he’s at the point in his mental disorders that he is now speaking the truth,” Joy Behar interjected.

Behar also reflected on the evolution of presidential messaging, contrasting Bill Clinton’s empathetic approach in the 1990s with Trump’s dismissive tone.

“We went from ‘I feel your pain’ to ‘So what, who cares?’” Behar said. “That’s basically what this guy is saying to the American people, and to his own cult who voted for him based on that fact, that he was going to fix the prices, he was going to fix the incomes, he was going to fix the inflation. He’s done nothing.”

The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.