Former President Donald Trump has launched another fiery attack — this time targeting The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, whom he accused of being a “fraud” and a “joke” after she failed to live up to a public promise she made on the show.

Griffin, once a loyal Trump aide who served as his White House communications director, has since become one of his sharpest critics in mainstream media. But her recent remarks on The View landed her back in Trump’s crosshairs after she pledged to wear a “Make America Great Again” hat for a full day on the show — if Trump successfully negotiated the release of Israeli hostages.

When Trump reportedly helped broker a deal that led to the hostages’ return, reporters asked whether Griffin had followed through on her promise. Trump’s reaction was immediate and scathing. “Did she wear the hat?” he asked rhetorically before launching into a blistering tirade.

“She got hired by ‘The View,’ and they gave her a couple of bucks, and she changed her view very quickly,” Trump said. “It just shows what a fraud ‘The View’ is. This woman gave me letters and statements. She said I was the greatest president in her lifetime.”

The former president didn’t stop there. He questioned Griffin’s credibility, calling her a political opportunist who abandoned her principles for television fame. “I never thought she’d make it. I never thought she had what it took in any way,” Trump continued. “I think she’s a joke.”

Trump’s harsh remarks highlight his long-standing disdain for former allies who have since turned against him — a list that includes figures like John Bolton, Anthony Scaramucci, and former Vice President Mike Pence. But in Griffin’s case, the feud carries an especially personal undertone. Trump claimed that Griffin once wrote him “beautiful letters” expressing admiration and gratitude — only to later publicly distance herself after joining The View as one of its more centrist co-hosts.

Griffin, for her part, has not directly responded to Trump’s latest comments. However, she did acknowledge on The View that Trump deserved credit for his role in the Israeli hostage deal, praising his diplomatic success despite her opposition to his politics.

“Whether you like Trump or not,” Griffin said on the show, “I think he, I think [Special Envoy] Steve Witkoff, and I think Jared Kushner do deserve credit for this deal… So thank God, I pray that this peace holds.”

Her acknowledgment drew both surprise and praise from some viewers — and criticism from others who viewed it as inconsistent with her earlier stance. Griffin’s on-air promise had been clear:

“If he does good, 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.’”

But after Trump’s success, Griffin stopped short of fulfilling that symbolic gesture — a move that Trump seized on as proof of what he calls her “dishonesty” and “hypocrisy.”

This latest clash reflects the larger cultural and political tension between Trump’s base and former administration officials who have sought to reinvent themselves in the post-Trump era. For Griffin, that reinvention has been especially visible. Once a reliable conservative voice, she’s now a frequent critic of Trumpism and an advocate for what she calls “principled conservatism.”

On The View, Griffin often finds herself walking a fine line — pushing back against Trump’s rhetoric while also defending aspects of conservative ideology before a largely liberal audience. Her willingness to criticize both sides has earned her respect in some circles but disdain in others, particularly among Trump loyalists who view her as a turncoat.

Trump’s attack also plays into his broader strategy of publicly humiliating defectors, reinforcing his dominance over the Republican base by portraying those who oppose him as sellouts seeking fame and money. His remarks about The View — calling the show itself “a fraud” — fit neatly into his ongoing narrative that mainstream media platforms are biased against conservatives and reward those who betray his movement.

Still, Griffin’s decision not to wear the MAGA hat may have been deliberate — a calculated move to acknowledge Trump’s diplomatic achievement without visually aligning herself with his political brand. For many former Trump allies, the red hat has become more than just campaign merchandise; it’s a powerful symbol of loyalty, identity, and, to some, division.

While neither Griffin nor ABC has commented further on the matter, Trump’s outburst has already reignited debates over the influence of The View in political discourse and the cost of dissent within Trump’s orbit.

In the end, the controversy underscores a recurring theme in Trump’s post-presidential life: his inability — or unwillingness — to let go of those who once stood by him. For Alyssa Farah Griffin, a single unfulfilled promise about a hat has now become the latest flashpoint in a feud that shows no sign of cooling down.