'The View' co-hosts call for Donald Trump to be thrown in jail to 'prove a point'

"The View" co-hosts said Tuesday that former President Trump should be thrown in jail as they fantasized over prisons they want the former president to be sent to.

Co-host Sunny Hostin suggested Judge Juan Merchan throw Trump in prison to "prove a point" after arguing he cannot let the former president be a "runaway train" in the courtroom.

"I don't want this to sound like I'm doing wishful thinking, but which prison would be best?" co-host Whoopi Goldberg said, as both co-hosts agreed Rikers Island would be their number one choice.

Goldberg added, "but I'm OK if he goes to Alcatraz and they re-open it."

"What about Guantanamo Bay? Ok?" Goldberg said, before suggesting the prison where convicted drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is being held. "He wants to be with the hip people, come on."

Co-host Ana Navarro said Melania Trump could visit her husband if he were sent to Guantanamo.

Goldberg held up her notecard and said, "these are my suggestions for the case, if anybody wants to know."

Navarro turned the conversation back to the trial and said it was largely helping the former president's election chances since the case was not being televised.... (Read more)

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