The View's Joy Behar says she wet herself in Costco when Trump verdict was announced as overexcited hosts delight in conviction

The View hosts have reacted to the criminal conviction of former president Donald Trump - which excited Joy Behar so much that she wet herself.

While the ladies of The View don't usually film the show live on Fridays, they all gathered today to react to the Republican's guilty verdict in his Manhattan hush money trial.

'I was at Costco buying 10 boxes of Keurig coffee,' Joy shared with viewers.

'My watch started to buzz, and I got so excited, I started leaking a little bit.'

However, it was Whoopi Goldberg who opened the show, happily stating: 'Yes, I’m here on a Friday, because this is a very unique moment in history.'

The View hosts have reacted to the criminal conviction of former president Donald Trump - which excited Joy Behar so much that she wet herself

As the crowd cheered, the Oscar-winner added: 'That’s why we’re all at the table. I’m going to say something you’ve never, ever heard me say before: Donald John Trump is a convicted felon.'

Alyssa Farrah Griffin, the only non-liberal in the group, said she expected the outcome but was 'somehow shocked' by the guilty verdict. Griffin worked in Trump's White House as director of strategic communications

'My first thought was that I feared for the safety of the judge and the jury,' the lone conservative said.

'We live in a moment of violent political rhetoric. Knowing Donald Trump , there’s something in him that thinks he’s untouchable. I don’t think he thought it was going to come down this way.'

Goldberg also responded to Trump's claim that the trial was 'rigged.'

'He was in that courtroom because of what he did, and those jurors were chosen by both sides,' she said.

While the ladies of The View don't usually film the show live on Fridays, they all gathered today to react to the Republican's guilty verdict in his Manhattan hush money trial

Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial

'This was not a Biden thing. Had he just paid the money [to Stormy Daniels], he would have been fine. 

'If he hadn't tried to sneak some checks, he would have been fine, but he didn't do that. Instead he was cheap, and that's what you get.'

Ana Navarro, meanwhile, thanked Stormy Daniels for the trial's outcome, while adding that she considered it a 'somber day.'

'I can't believe where we are in our democracy,' she lamented. 

Sarah Haines, on her part, recalled feeling like something punched her in the chest when she learned of the guilty verdict.

'It was somber news because we're living in a country where we have a former president convicted and who's also running for office,' Haines said.

Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial, but the fight over the case is far from over.

Goldberg also responded to Trump's claim that the trial was 'rigged'

Ana Navarro, left, thanked Stormy Daniels for the trial's outcome, while adding that she considered it a 'somber day'

Now comes the sentencing and the potential for a prison sentence. A lengthy appellate process. And all the while, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee still has to deal with three more criminal cases and a campaign that could see him return to the White House.

After more than nine hours of deliberations over two days, the Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in the case stemming from a hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.

Trump angrily denounced the trial as a 'disgrace,' telling reporters he’s an 'innocent man.'

The Biden campaign issued its own statement not long after the verdict.

'In New York today, we saw that no one is above the law,' communications director Michael Tyler said.

'Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain.

'But today’s verdict does not change the fact that the American people face a simple reality. There is still only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: at the ballot box.

Former President Donald Trump and his attorney Todd Blanche (right) exit the courthouse

'Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.'

By contrast, the White House kept its distance: 'We respect the rule of law, and have no additional comment.'

The guilty verdict only improved the former president's standing with likely voters ahead of the 2024 election, according to an exclusive snap poll for DailyMail.com.

Of those who said the 34 guilty counts had changed their view of Donald Trump, 22 percent said they now had a more favorable rating compared with 16 percent who said they viewed him more negatively.

That six-point net positive result is another sign of the way the businessman-turned-politician seems able to ride out crises that would sink anyone else.