Behar also said East Palestine residents need to "look past the photo ops," referring to Trump's visit to the town on Wednesday, and see "who is doing the job here."
Co-hosts Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin argued that "showing up" is a big deal for the East Palestine community.
"The View" co-host Joy Behar points at the camera while arguing the Ohio train derailment is Donald Trump's fault.
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Co-host Sunny Hostin concluded at the end of the segment that it was Trump's fault.
"It's his fault, and then he shows up," Behar added.
Farah Griffin also argued that this was an "unforced error" by President Biden because it took 10 days for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to put out a statement on the crisis and 20 days for him to visit East Palestine. Buttigieg visited the area on Thursday.
Hostin praised Buttigieg earlier in the segment for doing the "work" and not just visiting East Palestine for a photo op.
UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 13: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during The National Association of Counties (NACo) 2023 Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton on Monday, February 13, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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"This is serious stuff. And this did happen under the Trump administration," she said. "Republicans talking about small government and less regulations. Well this is what happens when you allow companies to regulate themselves. When you allow companies to not be good corporate citizens and grade themselves, they give themselves an 'A' every single time. Just like I would. Grade myself, I'd get an ‘A,’" Hostin declared.
She continued: "And these people are going to suffer because of those things that happened. I’m not saying only Trump did it. I know the Obama administration could have been better about climate change and chemicals, I think the Clinton administration could have been better, but I thought we saw a real shift when it came to deregulation and the Trump administration."
Trump visited East Palestine on Wednesday and donated thousands of gallons of cleaning supplies and over a dozen palettes of "Trump Spring Water."
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 22, 2023 (REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images)
"You are not forgotten. We stand with you. We pray for you. And we will stand with you and your fight to help ensure the accountability that you deserve," Trump told local leaders, first responders and media gathered at a fire station in East Palestine on Wednesday.