The first “Hot Topic” of the day on Friday’s (January 24) episode of The View was the state of the democratic party amid reports of in-fighting between certain Democratic leaders, and Ana Navarro got particularly fired up about this subject.

Joy Behar is opening up about a terrifying yet pivotal moment in her life. During the latest episode of ABC's The View, Behar and her co-hosts swapped stories about some of their "near-death experiences,

The View cohosts – sans moderator Whoopi Goldberg who was out for a previous work commitment – dove right into the new Trump era, dissecting yesterday’s Inauguration and pondering what the next four years will look like.

Whoopi Goldberg has now been missing from The View since Tuesday (Jan. 21), and we’re feeling her absence. While we love Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro, it simply isn’t the same without our trusty moderator!

The “View” co-hosts — Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin — shockingly all agreed that Michelle Obama had every right to skip President-elect Donald ...

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Joy Behar didn't attempt to hide her frustration ... That’s like preschool.” Ana Navarro, however, had a different take. “I can’t believe I’m defending her because I’m with Joe Biden ...

For her part, Carrie has defended her decision to perform at the historic inauguration ceremony, calling it an “honor” to perform for her country: “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event.

Prospects for that appear slim, however, as both Hostin and panelist Sara Haines have had to take matters of Behar's phone into their own hands (literally) — such as grabbing Behar's noisy phone backstage after it went off live on the air and reaching over to silence it during the broadcast. The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/PT on ABC.

The View is once again forging ahead without Whoopi Goldberg. As loyal viewers know by now, the show has been down a co-host since Tuesday (Jan. 21), when Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro returned from the three-day weekend with Goldberg nowhere in sight.

"The View" cohost also took the opportunity to highlight the “hypocrisy” and “irony” of Trump’s Inauguration Day.

View is heading into its second weekend and is debating a topic inspired by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. On the most recent episode of the Bravo reality series, Dorit Kemsley took issue with Kyle Richards about still exchanging messages with her estranged husband.