Pence accuses ‘The View’ of ‘religious intolerance’ after Behar compares his faith to mental illness

Vice President Pence on Wednesday accused “The View” of expressing “religious intolerance” after the talk show’s hosts compared his religious stances with “mental illness.”

“It is just simply wrong for ABC to have a television program that expresses that kind of religious intolerance,” Pence said at an event sponsored by Axios.

His comments came a day after “The View” co-host Joy Behar said Pence hearing Jesus speak to him was the same as hearing voices.

“It’s one thing to talk to Jesus,” Behar said. “It’s another thing when Jesus talks to you. That’s called mental illness if I’m not correct. That’s hearing voices.”

The show’s hosts were discussing former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman appearing on “Celebrity Big Brother” and saying that Pence “thinks Jesus tells him to say things.”

Pence said “The View” insulted the vast majority of Americans who practiced any kind of faith and showed how “out of touch some in the mainstream media are.”

Manigault-Newman called Pence “extreme” and said Americans would be begging for Trump to come back if Pence became president.