The View cohosts were divided on the issue of whether it was appropriate for the White House Correspondents Dinner to relieve comedian Amber Ruffin of her duties as host after she refused to commit to clowning on “both sides” of the political aisle equally.

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner will no longer feature comedian Amber Ruffin, after the WHCA board made a “unanimous decision” to focus on journalism and mentorship. The move follows complaints from the White House over Ruffin’s jokes,

For Trump and his administration, “cancel culture” is clearly fine when it applies to the opposition. That’s rank hypocrisy, and no laughing matter.

The White House Correspondents Association canceled comedian Amber Ruffin from performing at its annual dinner because it wants to refocus the event on journalistic excellence. The association's announcement over the weekend made no mention of Ruffin's appearance on a podcast by the Daily Beast last week in which she referred to the Trump administration as “kind of a bunch of murderers.