Dave Rubin of the Rubin Report pushed a clip into the spotlight this week that should make every sane American raise an eyebrow. In a direct-message segment he played a portion of ABC’s The View where co-host Joy Behar suggested that President Trump’s recent ICE operations are being orchestrated as part of a scheme to cancel the 2026 midterm elections. The clip’s jaw-dropping claim — delivered with the smug confidence of the coastal elite — sent Rubin’s audience into a justified uproar.
Behar didn’t mince words: “I worry that Trump is looking for this kind of pandemonium to go on… so he can declare martial law and also cancel the midterms,” she warned on-air as her panel discussed protests around ICE activity. Her panic-driven speculation turned a tragic and tense situation into a melodramatic conspiracy theory, and the live audience reacted with audible shock. This isn’t analysis — it’s performative hysteria dressed up as concern.
The backdrop to Behar’s outburst is serious: nationwide protests erupted after an ICE operation in Minneapolis ended with the fatal shooting of Renee Good, and demonstrations spread to cities from New York to Los Angeles. Local leaders, schools, and national outlets have been covering the unrest and the anger over federal enforcement actions, which is the real story the country needs to discuss — not breathless allegations that the president is about to cancel our elections. Americans deserve accountability and clear facts, not elite talk-show panic.
Let’s be blunt: Joy Behar’s remarks are the kind of overheated rhetoric that corrodes public trust and trivializes genuine grievances. When celebrity pundits leap from outrage to apocalypse in two sentences, they aren’t informing anyone — they’re mobilizing fear. Rubin was right to call attention to it; conservative media has a duty to shine a light on the media’s double standards and to remind voters that wild accusations do not equal evidence.
The truth on the ground is more complicated than The View’s cable-friendly talking points. Federal authorities reportedly deployed thousands of officers in the recent operations and the consequences have been real and messy for communities — a fact that demands sober oversight, clear rules, and respect for law and order. The American people do not need theatrical warnings about martial law; they need honest reporting, real investigations, and leaders willing to restore safety without theatrics.
If anything, clips like this reveal how out of touch many of the Washington and Hollywood elites are with everyday Americans who worry about crime, border security, and the sanctity of our institutions. Rather than stoking panic for ratings, journalists should be holding power to account on both sides of the aisle — and judging claims by evidence, not by whether they help a preferred political narrative. Voters should remember that when the so-called guardians of our culture pivot from reporting to fearmongering, they’re signaling their irrelevance.
Patriots who love this country should thank voices like Dave Rubin for exposing the media’s theatrics and for giving Americans a chance to see the clips for themselves. Stay skeptical of sensational claims, demand real facts from your news sources, and go to the ballot box with your eyes open — because the only thing that cancels elections in this country is the will of the people, not the panic of late-night pundits.
