‘The View’ co-host Sunny Hostin targeted former First Lady Melania Trump in a bizarre and unhinged attack on Thursday.

During a show segment, Hostin claimed that Melania “hates” her husband, former President Donald Trump, and went so far as to suggest that she “wants to take him out,” further intensifying an already politically divisive atmosphere.

It should be noted — again — that the former president has been subjected to two assassination plots, the first of which came within a hair’s breadth of being successful.

The segment began with Hostin declaring, “I think she hates him,” to which fellow co-host Joy Behar promptly agreed. Hostin continued, making bold assertions about Melania’s personal feelings and actions.

Hostin added: “I also think that she wants to take him out. She does not want to be the first lady anymore.” The rant escalated when Hostin claimed that Melania “hates Christmas” and doesn’t even want to sleep in the same room as her husband.

DISGUSTING: Sunny Hostin says First Lady Melania "hates" President Trump, "wants to take him out."

This is your modern Democrat Party, folks. pic.twitter.com/3iD1WQdWRT

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For many, the attack on Melania illustrates a broader trend within the Democratic Party. It is concerning that Melania, who has largely remained out of the political spotlight since leaving the White House, continues to be the target of unfounded attacks.

In a Wednesday interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, Melania spoke about the current status of her husband’s White House bid and reflected on the recent assassination attempts against him.

“I would think that the world, especially the United States, is more divided than ever before,” said Melania. “We are dealing with much more danger, and especially we see what’s going on in the world and the threats that we get, and my husband, what he went through in the last few months.” 

The responses online to Hostin’s hateful, unfounded comments were quick and brutal.

“Sunny is an evil miserable woman just heart full of hate never says anything positive about anything,” one X user wrote.

“ABC and The Disney Corp. need to reign in these evil poisonous individuals. Garland at the DOJ and Mayorkas who overseas the Secret Service, need to indict and hold these clowns and the Network to account. Two attempts on Trumps life and they’re still not content,” said another.