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The View: Behind the Table

Alyssa Farah Griffin: Democrats Need A Better Message Than 'Resist Trump'

The View: Behind the Table

ABC News

Tv & Film

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Alyssa Farah Griffin sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to react to the backlash surrounding the casting of 'The Odyssey' and explain why she believes the controversy misses the bigger picture. She also weighs in on Sen. John Fetterman’s comments that he could leave the Democratic Party if it becomes an anti-Israel party and shares her thoughts on what that means for the future of the party. Looking ahead to the midterms, Alyssa explains why Democrats need a message that goes beyond simply resisting President Trump and what she thinks both parties need to do to connect with voters. Plus, she reflects on some of her favorite moments from season 29 of 'The View.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It is Tuesday, July 21st.

0:02.8

I'm here with The Lovely, the Talented, the Starry.

0:05.9

Yes.

0:06.3

Alyssa Farah Griffin.

0:07.4

Hello, Brian.

0:08.3

Happy Tuesday.

0:09.2

Happy Tuesday.

0:09.8

That is very, like, 80s, Benito-a-Tong kind of thing.

0:13.7

I don't know.

0:14.4

I feel like I should be, like, doing the, what's the MC Hammer Dance or something?

0:17.8

Oh, yeah.

0:17.8

If you'd like, feel free.

0:28.0

Thank you. hammer dance or something. Oh, yeah. If you'd like, feel free. Let's talk about the Odyssey because people can't get enough of it.

0:32.5

I still have not seen it because my wife is afraid it's too violent.

0:35.5

It's actually not, by the way, because my mom

0:37.6

asked the same thing. My mom, I would say, is like, Game of Thrones is too much. Game of

0:41.9

Thrones is very violent. It's nowhere near that. There's loud battle scenes that are super well

0:46.8

executed, but there's, there really isn't gore in like a traditional sense. It's, it's, so by

0:52.9

the way, the movie is an absolute masterpiece. I got to see it in a screening last Sunday. And I was like sitting next to John Stewart, who I'm the biggest fan in the world of. Did you talk to? No, I wanted to be cool. Oh, no. Like Seth Myers was in there who was lovely. But it's one of the finest movies I've ever seen. Start to finish an absolute masterpiece.

1:27.6

I'm struggling to think if there's another movie I've loved more than it. That's amazing. I'm dying to see it. I really want to see it on IMAX. Yeah. You will love it and I guarantee Heather will love it as well. I think so too. She got through Game of Thrones, but we'll never rewatch it because it was too violent. Yeah. it's not, it's not that level. The storytelling is really what carries it. They do war well without going too heavy

1:33.2

into the violence. Okay. Well, we talked about on the show today, like kind of the outrage of really

1:38.1

from the right and from people who were upset about the casting of particularly Lepida Nyango as Helen of Troy and her twin sister

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