Let’s be honest, every great leader needs a worthy rival. It keeps them on their toes. A respectable opposition challenges policy with better policy and forces honest debate, which ultimately makes the country stronger. It’s a bedrock principle of American governance.

But that’s not what we have today, is it? We have a political opposition that has completely lost the plot. Consumed by a blinding personal hatred for one man, they’ve abandoned substance for a bizarre mix of performative outrage and strategic malpractice. And now, it seems their own media allies are starting to notice.

The most stunning admission of this failure came from, of all places, the liberal lion’s den, right after President Trump’s triumphant 2026 State of the Union address.

From ‘The Daily Wire’:

“Someone like Ilhan Omar, who fiercely is protective of Minnesotans and Somalians in particular, she gave him that moment that he wanted when the Democrats wouldn’t stand because he was calling people illegal aliens, they didn’t stand, and he called them crazy. They gave him all these moments. They were used as props. It was disgusting.”

Joy Behar admits her Trump Derangement Syndrome was flaring during the speech: "Well, I watched the whole thing and I was physically ill from it and more nauseous than usual watching him … I was furious and scared…" pic.twitter.com/G0cPJmQwBP

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 25, 2026

That was co-host Sunny Hostin on ABC’s “The View.” Yes, that ‘The View.’ For years, that show has been the central command for anti-Trump outrage, but it seems reality is finally starting to creep in. While their disdain for the President is still burning bright, they’ve found a new target for their frustration: the spectacular incompetence of the Democrat party.

The Unraveling of the Resistance

The entire segment was a showcase of the modern Left’s two defining features: emotional meltdown and strategic ineptitude. Co-host Joy Behar kicked things off by confessing to a full-blown tantrum, admitting the President’s speech made her “physically ill from it and more nauseous than usual.” This isn’t political commentary; it’s a textbook case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, where policy and national progress are tossed out the window for a theatrical fit.

This display is even more pathetic when you consider the substance of the address she couldn’t stomach. President Trump stood before America and detailed the success of his historic 20-point peace plan in the Middle East—a deal that brought every living Israeli hostage home from the clutches of Hamas. While the President was celebrating a monumental victory for peace and American strength, the high priestesses of daytime television were clutching their pearls and complaining about indigestion.

A Party of Semantics, Not Solutions

Then came the inevitable pivot to semantics, led by Hostin—a former federal prosecutor, a credential that, apparently, no longer requires understanding the word “illegal.” She complained that President Trump’s use of the term was “dehumanizing,” a classic maneuver for those who have lost the plot on policy. When you have no argument against a secure border, you attack the dictionary.

This is the Left’s go-to play. They can’t debate the President on his foreign policy successes or his defense of the rule of law, so they retreat into a safe space of language policing. While President Trump is delivering real-world results, the Left is holding a seminar on which words are too spicy for their delicate sensibilities. The American people, however, aren’t asking for a new thesaurus; they’re asking for a secure nation.

At the end of the day, this little melodrama on “The View” tells us everything. The hosts still despise President Trump, no surprise there. But their open disgust with their own side’s incompetence is the real story. It’s a five-alarm fire in the Democratic party, and it proves once again that strong, America-First leadership is the only thing that truly works.

Key Takeaways

• Even the liberal media is admitting the Democrat party’s opposition to Trump is failing.
• The Left prioritizes semantic games and emotional outbursts over substantive policy debates.
• President Trump’s focus on results continues to expose the weakness of his opponents.
• Ineffective leadership on the Left proves conservative principles are the path to strength.

Sources: Daily Wire