The View's Sunny Hostin says J6 is an 'atrocity,' compares it to Holocaust, WWII, slavery

On Monday, The View co-host Sunny Hostin compared the riot at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to the Holocaust, World War II and slavery.

Hostin began, “I just remember after January 6th, you had someone like Mitch McConnell placing the blame on January 6th where it belonged, squarely on Donald Trump’s shoulders. And then you started seeing people backtrack that and losing their moral center.”

She continued, “You had Condoleezza Rice, I believe, on this very show saying, ‘You know, we need to move on from January 6th.’ I say, ‘No. You don’t move on!’ Because January 6th was an atrocity. It was one of the worst moments in American history. And when you think about the worst moments in American history, you know, like World War II, things that happened, you know, like the Holocaust, chattel slavery. We need to never forget because past becomes prologue if you forget and erase."

Antisemitism watchdog group StopAntisemitism posted on X that it was “is sickened to hear The View host Sunny Hostin compare the January 6th insurrection to the Holocaust.”

The group added, “Over 6 million Jews were massacred during the Holocaust. For an entertainment host to compare a riot to such a massive stain in history is nauseating at best.”

None of Hostin’s co-hosts pushed back on Hostin’s comments but co-host Sara Haines stated January 6 should be commemorated, adding that video clips of the riot should be replayed every year, per FoxNews.

"The important thing is to commemorate it every year in a way, not to compare it to 9/11 because, again, it’s not an equivalent, but there are people alive today, including my niece, who didn’t know 9/11. So when you talk to anyone that was alive during that time, you have a visceral fear response that takes you back there.”