Vice President JD Vance says he was surprised by his first appearance on “The View” this week, after discussing comments made by host Joy Behar during a commercial break. According to Vance, Behar told him he was “pretty good for a Republican,” a remark he described as unexpected. He also characterizes the exchange on the show as less hostile than he anticipated, saying he had expected the program to be “absolutely vicious” but that it was “only a little bit vicious.” The accounts describe Vance’s reaction to the interaction with Behar and the overall tone he experienced during the segment. No additional details are provided in the supplied reports about the specific topics discussed on air. Across the sources, the central points are Vance’s account of Behar’s comment and his assessment that the show’s tone was less confrontational than he expected.