On May 12, 2025, co-host Sunny Hostin of ABC's "The View" reversed her previous criticism of Pope Leo XIV upon discovering his Black and Haitian heritage.
ABC News legal analyst Sunny Hostin sparked controversy on Thursday’s episode of The View by claiming that opposition to woke ideology is “ungodly” and un-Christian. Her comments came during a discussion about actress Jane Fonda’s remarks at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where Fonda defended the concept of being “woke.”
