Former President Donald Trump recently turned the spotlight on Alyssa Farah Griffin, a co-host of “The View” and one-time aide to him, after it became clear she was not honoring a remarkable pledge she made months ago. In a moment that can only be described as dramatic irony, Griffin had promised to wear a MAGA hat on-air if Trump managed to secure the release of hostages amid the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
Reflecting on her statement from January, Farah Griffin declared, “If he gets the Israeli hostages out, I promise I will wear a MAGA hat for one day on the show, and say, ‘Thank you for doing it.’” However, when the moment of truth arrived with the hostages’ return earlier this week, the hat was conspicuously absent from her wardrobe. One might ask, did anyone really expect her to keep such a promise?
During a subsequent press conference, Trump was queried about this situation and didn’t hold back. He began by jesting about Griffin’s past admiration for him, recalling how she had penned “the most beautiful letters” lauding his presidency—before she took the plunge into the world of daytime TV on ABC, making quite the ideological pivot.
In classic Trump style, he heralded her youth and perceived inexperience, leaving reporters chuckling as he dismissed her as “not outstanding.” His commentary took a sharp turn when he noted, “I’ve seen better letters.”
REPORTER: Alyssa Farah of The View said, ‘If Trump gets the Israeli hostages out, I PROMISE, I’ll wear a MAGA hat for a day on this show and say thank you.’ Your response?
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Did she put the hat on? She used to work for me, gave me the most BEAUTIFUL… pic.twitter.com/nUrXBozztH
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 14, 2025
REPORTER: Alyssa Farah, she’s one of the hosts on ABC’s show “The View.” She said “If Trump gets the Israeli hostages out, I promise, I will wear a MAGA hat for a day on this show and say thank you.” Your response?
TRUMP: Did she put the hat on? She used to work for me.
I’ll tell you about Alyssa. She gave me the most beautiful letter you have ever seen, (talking about) what a great president I was and what a great job I was doing… but I didn’t consider it the greatest compliment because she’s not that old. They gave her a couple of bucks, and she changed her view very quickly. But it shows what a fraud “The View” is.
