The hosts of ABC’s “The View” made it clear on Tuesday’s show that they were fine with inflammatory rhetoric as long as it was aimed at people or parties they disliked — primarily Republicans and former President Donald Trump.

In the face of multiple calls from both sides — and even from President Joe Biden, who claimed that it was only Republicans who were guilty of such incendiary rhetoric — to “lower the temperature” of American political discussions, the hosts argued that because they believed themselves to be “calling out the truth” it wasn’t important that they were feeding into the very divisiveness they complained about.

“I just think that calling out the truth is not turning up the heat, right?” co-host Sunny Hostin said, claiming that Biden was right when he said it was fine to call Trump evil and an existential threat while demanding that Republicans tone things down. “Tone matters, words matter, but facts matter too.”

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The View defends using incendiary and inciting rhetoric against Trump even after it led to an assassination attempt.
Sunny Hostin: “I just think that calling out the truth is not turning up the heat, right…Tone matters, words matter but facts matter too.” pic.twitter.com/sUgBTeFSbm

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 16, 2024

Co-host Sara Haines argued that “intention” mattered more than tone, saying she too believed it was telling the truth to attack Republicans and only inflammatory if it was directed at Democrats. “It’s not we’ve got to storm the Capitol. Like, there’s a difference…I see a very clear difference in the rhetoric.”

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Faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin say Trump is the one who needs to show he can tamp down the rhetoric: “It’s an opportunity for the former president to take the temperature down on Thursday and show that…he’s capable of that.
“Whoopi says he’lll lose his mind again. pic.twitter.com/xVsMAQx6ld

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 16, 2024

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a self-described Republican who previously worked in the Trump administration, made no mention of Biden’s incendiary comments and argued that the burden was on Trump — who had survived an assassination attempt just days earlier — to make the first move in lowering the temperature.

“It’s an opportunity for the former president to take the temperature down on Thursday and show that…he’s capable of that,” she said.

Country music singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress is receiving terrible reviews for her rendition of the national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, on Monday night.

The four-time Grammy Award-nominated singer, 32, took to the field at Globe Life Field before the competition began. After her performance, social media exploded with viewers comparing her “Star Spangled Banner” performance to Fergie’s disastrous 2018 attempt and Maya Rudolph performing a parody of the song on “SNL.”

“My ears are bleeding. One of the worst national anthem renditions ever,” one X user wrote in response to the performance.

“Fergie watching Ingrid Andress claim her crown for worst national anthem of all time,” another echoed.

Sports Illustrated writer Alex Carr said, “I’m so sorry, I’m sure Ingrid Andress is a wonderful person, but that was one of the worst national anthems I think I’ve ever heard in my whole life.”

The Michigan native’s breakthrough 2019 single, “More Hearts Than Mine,” peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her 2022 single, “Wishful Drinking,” later became her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

She received Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, Best Country Album (“Lady Like”), and Best Country Song (“More Hearts Than Mine”) in 2021. Andress was also nominated in 2022 for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Wishful Drinking.”

Andress’s national anthem performance occurred just one day after she announced new music coming soon. 

“Greetings to everyone that has a pulse,” she shared with her 329,000 Instagram followers. “I truly love you all so much. I’ve been absent for a minute, but I’m so stoked to announce that my new single “Colorado 9” comes out on July 24th, pre-save it now (link in bio).”

“To celebrate, I’m playing two very special shows, one in Nashville, this Wednesday, July 17th, at Row One, and one in Denver on Wednesday, July 24th, at Globe Hall,” she continued. “Thank you for being here for me even though I’ve been living under a rock. Y’all are the best and I can’t wait to see you at my shows (stay tuned for more show announcements soon).”