ABC’s “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin says she feels “unsafe” when she sees American flags displayed widely in neighborhoods. Speaking on the show on Monday, Hostin described feeling uneasy when flags are “all over” an area. According to multiple outlets, she characterized the reaction as personal and tied to the way the flags are being used in certain communities.
Fox News reports that Hostin reiterated a prior comment from 2021, where she said she suddenly feels unsafe and suggested that white supremacists have “co-opted” the American flag. Mediaite and Breitbart similarly describe Hostin’s account that the sight of many flags affects her sense of safety while walking through those neighborhoods.
The outlets present the comments as Hostin’s on-air perspective rather than a reported change in any specific neighborhood or policy action. All accounts focus on her statement that the display of flags in some settings leads her to feel unsafe, along with her implication that extremist groups may be involved.
