Wanda Sykes Slams Donald Trump, Calling Him A 'Dictator' And Abuser

This week, during her first interview in years, Melania Trump praised her husband, Donald Trump, but comedian Wanda Sykes isn't having it.

When on "The View," Wanda Sykes acknowledged that convicted felon Donald Trump likely embodies all the qualities Melania Trump lauded—“when he’s not sexually assaulting women."

In an interview with Fox News, Melania was asked what she admires most about Donald. She responded, “His being. His humor, his personality, his kindness. He’s very special. His positivity and energy are unbelievable.”

The clip was shown on a recent episode of “The View,” where host Joy Behar quipped that it “needs a laugh track.”

Sykes later joined the table for her interview, where Behar inquired about her thoughts on the possibility of Donald targeting comedians like them if he were to be reelected.

“Well I mean, maybe we can share a cell,” she joked. However, Behar didn’t seem to welcome that notion, responding to Sykes with an awkward silence that left the other hosts laughing before she finally said, “I don’t think so.”

“It’s ridiculous. I mean, it is,” Sykes later added in a more serious tone. “I know you’re making a joke about it, but it could really happen. He could, he wants to be a dictator.”

In response, host Sunny Hostin interjected, delivering a deadpan remark about Melania’s claim that her husband possesses a great sense of humor, along with her other assertions.

“Yeah, he’s all those things when he’s not sexually assaulting women,” Sykes fired back. “He’s all those things, I’m sure!”

In her Netflix special, the comedian addresses a range of topics, including anti-trans bathroom legislation, laws prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory, white privilege, the January 6 Capitol riot, and police killings of Black Americans, such as Elijah McClain.

"I’ve pretty much established an audience who expect me to say something," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "It is pretty challenging to do that and to make it funny and not so polarizing. And I think what I’ve found from doing that is — instead of talking about politics — it’s more about how it affected me. Just personalize it. It’s not like I’m talking about 'This thing is bad.' It’s how I or my family reacted to it, or how we discuss things."

In the same interview with Fox News, the former first lady reflected on her experiences during the two assassination attempts on her husband, including the moments she learned about each incident. She raised further questions regarding the details of the July shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

During the extensive interview that aired Thursday, Melania expressed that she “had a lot of questions” following the Butler shooting, which injured former President Trump and several others, resulting in one fatality.

She remarked that the coverage of the incident made her feel as though the circumstances surrounding the investigation were “not normal.”

“It’s interesting how quiet and – everything became, all of the mainstream media, there were a few days of reporting about July 13 event, and everything then became quiet. So I had a lot of questions: What’s going on? It’s – this is not normal,” she said.

In her Fox News interview, the former first lady attributed the assassination attempts in part to the rhetoric coming from Democrats. She claimed that by branding her husband as a “threat to democracy,” they were “fueling a toxic atmosphere” and emphasized the need for the country to come together.

Donald had just begun his speech in Butler on July 13 when a gunman opened fire, discharging eight shots at the stage and injuring the former president’s right ear. Secret Service agents swiftly responded by shooting the gunman on site.

“Is it really shocking that all this egregious violence goes against my husband, especially that we hear the leaders from the opposition party and mainstream media branding him as ‘threat to democracy,’ calling him vile names. They are only fueling a toxic atmosphere and giving power to all of these people that want to do harm to him. This needs to stop. This needs to stop. The country needs to unite,” she said.

“The View” airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET.