WATCH: Economist Drops Brutal Reality Check on Whoopi Live on ‘The View’

A CNBC anchor left the liberal hosts of The View visibly rattled Thursday after refusing to go along with their usual anti-Trump script and bluntly telling them that, yes, the market has responded favorably to many of President Donald Trump’s policies. The exchange quickly turned awkward as the panel tried to spin Trump’s economic record in a negative light, only to be corrected in real time by someone who actually covers the markets.

The moment started when Whoopi Goldberg tried to suggest that Wall Street does not really care who the president is. Sara Eisen, a financial anchor from CNBC, shut that down immediately. “The market likes who is president. There’s a lot of upbeat sentiment from companies and from investors about policies that are helpful for growth,” Eisen said. That answer appeared to leave Goldberg momentarily speechless and shifted the tone of the segment fast.

Sunny Hostin then jumped in, trying to steer the conversation toward tariffs. “Do you think the tariffs are helpful for growth?” she asked. Eisen gave a measured but unmistakable answer. “The tariffs usually wouldn’t be helpful for growth, but they haven’t been as bad as everybody expected,” she said. In other words, yet another prediction of economic doom tied to Trump failed to fully materialize.

Joy Behar followed with a familiar left-wing complaint, claiming, “It helps for rich people. It doesn’t help for poor people or middle-income people.” But Eisen did not back away. She pointed out that companies have remained highly profitable and that investors have responded positively to Trump’s broader economic agenda, especially tax cuts. “Companies have absorbed it. You know what, they’ve never been more profitable right now. But also they like the tax bill,” she said.

The View is SHOCKED to learn from guest co-host Sara Eisen (an actual financial expert) that the markets are actually doing good and actually like Trump as president:

GOLDBERG: Later after we do what we’re supposed to do I do want to ask you about the market.

EISEN: Please.… pic.twitter.com/wQggiXus3e

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 26, 2026

Hostin kept pressing, saying, “So, if you’re an investor, or you’re wealthy, then it’s great. If you’re middle-class or under the middle class, then it’s not good at all.” Eisen acknowledged that stock ownership matters, but also noted that expanding access to retirement investing is part of the equation. When Hostin argued, “If you’re getting paid minimum wage, you don’t have exposure to stocks,” Eisen responded that Trump was pushing 401k programs to increase that. As the panel grew more agitated, Goldberg stepped in and said, ” about that, it’s very rare that we get to sit with a financial person.” Eisen, clearly unfazed, replied: “keep it coming.”

The clash came just days after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump did not have authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to impose certain tariffs, putting a major piece of his trade agenda under legal pressure.

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