Elisabeth Hasselbeck says Trump is 'taking early, strong, bold actions' against the coronavirus

Elisabeth Hasselbeck stopped by The View on Wednesday, and it was almost as if she never left. Hasselbeck, who said goodbye to the Hot Topics table in 2013, picked up right where she left off — stirring up controversy and clashing with her co-hosts. The outspoken conservative weighed in on President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, defending him amid criticism that he’s not doing enough to contain the pandemic, and urged people not to panic. “We have infected cases — those are serious. We’ve had deaths — those are serious. They’re not to be taken lightly at all, but I also think we shouldn’t be in a state of panic because what we’re doing — and taking cues from our president — is taking early, strong, bold action to keep this at bay as much as we possibly can right now,” said Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck says she feels “comfortable and confident” because of “strong leadership” in place to combat the further spread of the virus, something co-host Joy Behar disagreed with. “Where’s the ‘strong leadership?’” asked Behar. “He has told us nothing of any importance,” she added of Trump’s response to the outbreak. Hasselbeck didn’t back down and said, “I do think our leadership right now is pointing us to say, ‘Hey, this is not a panic situation. This is a precautionary situation. We’re going to use Purell, wash our hands.’ We’re going to be OK, guys!”