‘The View’ Host Admits DeSantis Is ‘Brilliant’ — Then Insists That Only Proves He’s Mean

Sunny Hostin admitted on Thursday that Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis was “brilliant” — but immediately afterward, she insisted that his intelligence was just more proof that “cruelty is the point” of his governing style.

Hostin joined her co-hosts on ABC’s midday talk show “The View,” where they began by discussing the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the fact that DeSantis and President Joe Biden — despite their many personal and political differences — had been largely cooperating on storm-related issues.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg tried to minimize DeSantis’ efforts, arguing that he couldn’t very well refuse to accept federal help just to spite Biden.