Four of “The View” cohosts wore all black the day after the election.
“We’re doing what they didn’t do,” Ana Navarro said.
“We’re recognizing they won.”
Sunny Hostin; Donald Trump; Alyssa Farah Griffin on ‘The View’.ABC (2); Chip Somodevilla/Getty
“My takeaway is that the system works.
We live in a democracy.
This is what people wanted.
I vehemently disagree with the decision that Americans made.
But, I feel very, very hopeful that we have a democratic system in this country.
“We live in a democracy.
I have my vote, millions of people who cast their votes did,” she said.
“Tens of millions of Americans our friends, our neighbors, our family members voted for Donald Trump.
We disagree with him.
This is a country that there is truly more that unites us than divides us.
We know now that he will have almost unfettered power.
I worry not about myself, actually, I don’t worry about my station in life.
I worry about the working class, I worry about my mother, a retired teacher.
I worry about our elderly and their Social Security and Medicare.
I worry about my children’s future.
I worry about my daughter, who now has less rights than I have,” Hostin continued.
I think that going forward, the convicted felon box on employment applications better be taken off.
“I worked hard as hell for Donald Trump not to be president.
“Today we can be sad.
Tomorrow, we stand up and we continue.
I invite all Americans to do it.
But, we’re doing what they didn’t do: We’re recognizing they won.”
ModeratorWhoopi Goldberg, 68, closed the show’s opening moments with a hopeful outlook for her fellow Americans.
I’m alright with that.
What I’m not alright with is trying to further wreck the country,” the Oscar-winningGhostactress said.
“We’re still here.
When I got out of the car today…. “I saw people living their lives, and that’s what we have to do.”
He can not go back.”
The Viewairs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT onABC.
