Sunny Hostin’s Mother’s Day Drama, Her ‘Earth’s Crust’ Message To Democrats, & More

The View: Behind the Table

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Sunny Hostin sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to react to Senator Bill Cassidy losing his reelection bid in Louisiana, explaining why she believes Democrats need to fight harder. Sunny weighs in on Hayden Panettiere’s candid interview on 'The View' about her memoir, agreeing that setting boundaries with family can be necessary and difficult. She also opens up about her own Mother’s Day drama, revealing why she blocked her husband on social media. The conversation wraps with Sunny’s take on whether parents should require adult children living at home to sign formal contracts outlining rules and expectations—and what she thinks works best in real life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It is Monday, May 18th, and I am here with the revitalized, Sunny
0:05.0	How are you, Sunny?
0:06.5	I am good.
0:07.5	You know, I've been having this vocal cord follow-up issue,
0:10.5	and it just got so bad that I started taking steroids for it, and it's better.
0:16.0	Yes.
0:17.0	But that's a short-term fix, apparently.
0:19.0	That explains why you were body slamslamming people backstage today.
0:21.0	I feel great, man.
0:22.4	I felt good.
0:27.6	You sound much better, I think.
0:33.3	I feel better.
0:34.3	Yeah, yeah.
0:34.9	I'm so sorry you have to go through this whole thing.
0:36.9	Thank you.
0:37.1	It's only a six-day course, so I wonder how I feel after the sixth day.
0:40.4	I'm on the fourth.
0:41.3	Mm-hmm.
0:41.9	But.
0:42.6	Strong at the moment. Fingers crossed. I feel pretty good. And no rages that you're aware of. No, no rages. That's good. Yeah. Okay. I'll look forward to them this evening when you text me.
0:51.9	All right.
0:52.7	Today we discussed Trump getting payback on Republican
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