Trump sparred with the hosts, the hosts sparred with Trump, and then the audience got involved.
Someone must have thoughtDonald Trump Jr.appearing onThe Viewto promote his new book would make good TV.
In actuality, it was just chaos, which, presumably, some might think to be good TV.
As for the sake of our mental health, theres a solid case that its not.
Thats something dictators do.
Trump, although not as involved in his fathers administration as his siblings, is still a public figure.
Trumps ever-evolving rationale was all over the place.
(A report fromPage Sixstates CBS fired the ex-ABC employee who had access to the recording.)
Guilfoyle stepped in and reiterated the claim about bias from the media against the Trumps.
Thats in the statute, he said.
Thats not true, Hostin, a lawyer and senior legal analyst for ABC News, replied.
This exchange pretty much categorized the entirety of Trumps appearance.
The President of the United States released the transcript of exactly what happened in that phone call.
The bottom ofthe White House transcriptstates that its not a verbatim transcript of a discussion.
A number of factors can affect the accuracy of the record.
The Viewcohost and moderatorWhoopi Goldbergtried at numerous points to retain order during the discussion/shouting matches.
But, order seemed like a far-flung idea.
Watch the videos above for Trump and Guilfoyles visit to the talk show, which airs daily in syndication.