The internet is currently in a state of absolute meltdown after Greg Gutfeld and his crew delivered a brutal, high-precision roasting of The View co-host Sunny Hostin. The catalyst? A revelation about Hostin’s ancestry that has turned her carefully crafted narrative of professional victimhood completely upside down.
For years, Hostin has utilized her platform to champion racial reparations and lecture audiences on the “evils” of white privilege and systemic oppression. But as it turns out, the “oppressed” billionaire-adjacent TV host is actually the descendant of European slaveholders.
The Shock Heard ‘Round the World
The drama began when Hostin appeared on PBS’s Finding Your Roots. Expecting a story of struggle, she was instead met with the cold, hard facts of her genealogy.
“I’m in a little bit in shock,” Hostin stammered during the episode. “I just always thought of myself as Puerto Rican… I didn’t think my family was originally from Spain and slaveholders.”
The irony was not lost on the team at Gutfeld!. For someone who has built a career claiming that white men are the root of all social ills, discovering that her own ancestors were the literal architects of the systems she condemns hit like a ton of bricks.
Gutfeld and Tyrus Unleash the Burn
Greg Gutfeld didn’t just point out the hypocrisy—he held a masterclass in dismantling it. Referring to Hostin as someone who “shrugs off her own family’s shady past like it’s no big deal,” the Gutfeld! panel highlighted the glaring double standard at play.
“It’s almost as if her outrage comes with an on-and-off switch,” the panel noted. Hostin’s reaction to the news—simply calling it a “fact of life”—drew immediate comparisons to how she would react if a political opponent, like Donald Trump, were found to have similar roots. The uproar would be deafening; for Sunny, however, it’s just a “shared root” she appreciates for her children.
The “Coffee Run” and the Ancestral Dynamic
Dana Perino joined the fray with a particularly savage take, referencing rumors that Hostin allegedly makes her co-host, Whoopi Goldberg, fetch her coffee.
“Now we understand why she always makes Whoopi get the coffee,” Perino joked. “Maybe it’s not just the ancestral slave ownership in Sunny’s DNA. It could be the whole master dynamic.”
While the coffee comment was clearly meant as a satirical jab, the point landed with the precision of a sledgehammer: Hostin’s “boss lady” persona may be more connected to her aristocratic Spanish roots than the victim narrative she sells on daytime television.
Megyn Kelly Weighs In: Who Owes Who?
The roasting didn’t stop with Gutfeld. Megyn Kelly joined the chorus of critics, pointing out the mathematical nightmare Hostin now faces regarding her stance on reparations.
“She’s been getting a lot of mail about her call for reparations because it turns out she’s going to be paying them and not actually receiving them,” Kelly mocked. “Guess there’s nothing worse than finding out you’re a white woman.”
A Crisis of Identity
The fallout from this viral moment highlights a growing frustration with what critics call “performative wokeness.” Hostin has lived a life of immense privilege—growing up in wealthy neighborhoods and thriving in the very elite circles she publicly criticizes.
As the internet continues to troll the “ignorant hypocrisy” of the situation, Hostin has reportedly gone quiet on social media. Whether she will double down on her previous rhetoric or offer a moment of genuine humility remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: the “race card” is going to be a lot harder for her to play the next time she sits down at The View’s table.
What’s your take? Is Sunny Hostin a victim of an unfair “gotcha” moment, or is this the ultimate example of Hollywood hypocrisy? Sound off in the comments below!