The View’s Sunny Hostin said Monday that when she walks into communities with American flags, she “suddenly feels unsafe.” After receiving a smattering of applause, Hostin hypothesized that some people have changed the flag’s meaning.
“There’s a section of this country that has co-opted the American flag and they equate being an American or an American flag with white supremacy,” she said. “And that should never be the symbol of white supremacy. But they have weaponized [the flag].”
Hostin’s answer came during a segment in which the hosts discussed a viral image of white nationalists riding the DC Metro while a black woman sat in between them. Hostin said that the photo emphasizes the different lived experiences of Americans and said that, as a black woman, she identified with it.
“That, for me, was a defining image of modern America for black Americans,” Hostin said.
The image sparked a conversation between two of the show’s black commentators, Hostin and guest Michelle Buteau, as they reflected on how the picture illustrates what they feel when walking into “many rooms and down the streets” in America.
