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Alyssa Farah Griffin Pushes Back Against ‘The View’ Co-Hosts As They Attempt To Defend Antifa

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Nicole Silverio Media Reporter
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“The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pushed back on Wednesday as the others on the panel attempted to defend the radical leftist group, Antifa.

Co-host Joy Behar claimed that the right-wing Proud Boys are worse than Antifa because the left-wing organization it is “not a highly organized group” and has not been endorsed by elected Democrats.

In response, Griffin cited FBI Director Christopher Wray, who labeled Antifa “an extremist group” and “anarchists” after launching an investigation into the group’s violence in 2017.

“[Antifa is] not a highly organized movement. It’s a moniker. It’s not a unified group like the Proud Boys are. And more importantly, they are not endorsed by elected leaders the way these Proud Boys [are]. For example — well, we know Trump said to the Proud Boys, ‘Stand back and stand by,'” Behar said, referring to a comment former President Donald Trump made during a 2020 presidential debate.

“Representative Paul Gosar from Arizona, a Republican, has posted pictures with a member of [militia group] the Oath Keepers,” Behar continued. “Representative Andy Biggs, another Republican, has spoken at events hosted by extremists, including one at which a founder of the Oath Keepers called for hanging Senator John McCain.”

“I do want to push back a little bit on Antifa. I mean, FBI Director Christopher Wray called them an extremist group, he called them anarchists in congressional testimony,” Griffin responded, citing a statement Wray made in 2017.

The panel’s discussion of Antifa began in response to an alleged text message from former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that was obtained by The New York Times. In the message, Carlson described seeing a video of a group of “Trump guys” assaulting an “Antifa kid” in Washington, D.C. “I found myself rooting for the mob,” Carlson wrote, though later in the message the former host reflected that he “shouldn’t gloat” and that “somewhere somebody probably loves this kid.”

In response to Griffin’s objection, Behar insisted again that Antifa was not “organized.” Griffin agreed.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg then argued that no one “has found” Antifa. Griffin shot back that the group has websites that recruit new members. (RELATED: ‘You’re Welcome To Say Something Negative About Antifa Right Now’: Ted Cruz Spars With Mazie Hirono At Senate Hearing) 

Co-host Sunny Hostin said Antifa is simply a “loose organization,” and Goldberg claimed black people are often being accused of being part of Antifa. Griffin continued to push back by saying Antifa has carried out “extremist agendas” since the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

“It is different from the Proud Boys, they’re not as organized, elected officials haven’t appeared with them,” Griffin continued. “We all agree on that. But Christopher Wray said, ‘We are seeing people exploiting this situation,’ after George Floyd’s murder, ‘to pursue violence, extremists agendas, anarchists like Antifa and other agitators—'”

“Again, there’s no person you can point to and say, ‘Oh that person represents Antifa,'” Goldberg interjected. “Every time they see four black people they think it’s Antifa.”

“No, to be honest, it’s actually a largely white organization,” Griffin said.

“That’s what we said!” Goldberg yelled.