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The View On Send Her Back Hot Topics: Trump claims to disavow "send her back" chant. "The bottom line is he didn't tell them to stop," says Sunny Hostin. "He didn't tell them that it was inappropriate, and I believe that that was something that he gave them permission to say. He normalized it." "One thing that I read that was fascinating was that Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law who is also an adviser to his 2020 election campaign, did a warmup act to cue up the crowd," Hostin adds. "She led them in a call and response chant and she said, 'If you don't love our country, the president said it, you can' and the crowd responded, 'leave'. She ginned it up already." "History is not kind to racists... There is only so much excusing you can do of what Donald Trump has done this week," says guest co-host Ana Navarro. "We have seen the legitimization of racism." "I do thi...

THE VIEW ON KEVIN HART Hot Topics: Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscar host after homophobic tweets resurface. "My biggest issue was his not apology-apology," Abby Huntsmans says of the way Hart handled the situation. "Why not use this as a platform to go out there and speak to one of the biggest audiences in the year on television?" "The Oscars and a lot of award shows, particularly lately since Trump has been president, have been a platform for Hollywood to criticize this president for discrimination, for racism, for homophobia. So I do think that they are and should be held up to a higher standard if they are going to have that standing of them pointing a finger at others," Ana Navarro says. "At the same time, I think you got to let people and give people a chance to evolve." "The problem that I have with it is this kind of mob mentality that we are seeing, these forced apologies." Sunny Hostin says. "Everybo...

THE VIEW ON Joy Behar responds to Kid Rock's comment: “This bitch and these bitches will be happy to have you on the show and have a beer," Behar reacts to the singer's remark made on Fox & Friends the other day. "You come for one of us, you came for all of us, Kid Rock!" Sunny Hostin says in support of her co-host. "You're a very powerful voice in this country," Meghan McCain says to Behar. "I don't agree with calling any woman a bitch for having a political opinion." Courtesy Of ABC / Disney

The View From thrillers and books heading to the big screen to politics, fantasy and the classics, “The Ladies Get Lit” all next week on ABC’s “The View” (11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT). Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Meghan McCain come from different backgrounds with different points of view and that also applies to their summer reading picks. Each day the week of JULY 9-13, the co-hosts are sharing their favorite books to help you unwind, escape, learn and laugh and you just might be surprised who is recommending a parenting guide. All week long, “The View” will be sharing daily updates on abcnews.com/theview and the show’s official social media platforms including excerpts from the books on the list and videos of the co-hosts reading passages from their selections. Celebrating Season 21, “The View” (11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. EDT) is the place to be heard with live broadcasts five days a week. Hilary Estey McLoughlin serves a...