The live studio audience at ‘The View’ exploded with loud cheers when host Joy Behar read the breaking news about Michael Flynn pleading guilty to charges of lying to FBI agents on Friday.
A video clip from the ABC talk show shows the 75-year-old Behar being handed a small card live on-air from a production team member with the memo about Flynn that she anxiously read aloud.
‘ABC’s Brian Ross is reporting, Michael Flynn promised full cooperation to the Mueller team, and is prepared to testify that as a candidate, Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians. Yes!’, she excitedly read.
The comedian and actress then tossed the memo card into the air and began clapping while smiling wide with nothing but pure joy – perfectly enacting the definition of her first name.
Pure Joy: The live studio audience at ‘The View’ exploded with loud cheers when host Joy Behar (above) read the breaking news about Michael Flynn pleading guilty to charges of lying to FBI agents on Friday
![The comedian and actress tossed the memo card into the air and began clapping while smiling wide with nothing but pure joy - perfectly enacting the definition of her first name](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/06/46E5BE4D00000578-0-image-a-66_1512197586958.jpg)
The comedian and actress tossed the memo card into the air and began clapping while smiling wide with nothing but pure joy – perfectly enacting the definition of her first name
![In the same moment, the audience and some of her co-hosts erupted with loud cheers and thunderous applause to the news about President Donald Trump's former national security advisor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/06/46E5BE4800000578-0-image-a-67_1512197590156.jpg)
In the same moment, the audience and some of her co-hosts erupted with loud cheers and thunderous applause to the news about President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor
In the same moment, the audience and some of her co-hosts erupted with loud cheers and thunderous applause to the news about President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor.
Behar, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration, and her co-hosts became involved in a discussion about what Flynn’s plea could mean for Trump.
The mother-of-one’s reaction to the news has gone viral with many claiming on social media it’s a moment to remember.
Of her reaction, one Twitter user wrote: ‘Historic and iconic tbh’.
![Behar, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration, and her co-hosts became involved in a discussion about what Flynn's (above) plea could mean for Trump](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E2757B00000578-0-image-a-69_1512198213535.jpg)
Behar, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration, and her co-hosts became involved in a discussion about what Flynn’s (above) plea could mean for Trump
![The mother-of-one's reaction to the news has gone viral with many claiming on social media it's a moment to remember](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6A78100000578-0-image-a-73_1512198279648.jpg)
The mother-of-one’s reaction to the news has gone viral with many claiming on social media it’s a moment to remember
![Another Twitter user jokingly added: 'Find you a man who loves you as much as Joy Behar loves finding out Trump colluded with the Russians.'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6AADC00000578-0-image-a-74_1512198282818.jpg)
Another Twitter user jokingly added: ‘Find you a man who loves you as much as Joy Behar loves finding out Trump colluded with the Russians.’
![Of the audience's reaction, one person wrote: 'The audience is cheering like Oprah left keys to new cars under all of their seats'.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6A78C00000578-0-Of_the_audience_s_reaction_one_person_wrote_The_audience_is_chee-a-77_1512198321705.jpg)
Of the audience’s reaction, one person wrote: ‘The audience is cheering like Oprah left keys to new cars under all of their seats’.
Another Twitter user jokingly added: ‘Find you a man who loves you as much as Joy Behar loves finding out Trump colluded with the Russians.’
Of the audience’s reaction, one person wrote: ‘The audience is cheering like Oprah left keys to new cars under all of their seats’.
Just as Behar reacted with excitement and pure glee to the news, many users on social media also did the same.
A Twitter account associated with wanting Trump fired tweeted a meme of the president being surrounded by flames.
”EXCLUSIVE! Candid pictures of Donald Trump hearing the news about Michael Flynn this morning,’ the meme was captioned.
Another person tweeted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and wrote: ‘Dear @HillaryClinton, Remember that Lock Her Up thing? Have a great Michael Flynn Plead Guilty to a Felony Day!
‘Sincerely,
‘Most of the world.’
![A Twitter account associated with wanting Trump fired tweeted a meme of the president being surrounded by flames.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6C91700000578-0-image-a-79_1512198750819.jpg)
A Twitter account associated with wanting Trump fired tweeted a meme of the president being surrounded by flames.
![Another person tweeted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and wrote the above message](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6C91C00000578-0-Another_person_tweeted_for_Democratic_nominee_Hillary_Clinton_an-a-81_1512198839084.jpg)
Another person tweeted for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and wrote the above message
!['On the first day of Christmas, Bob Mueller gave to meeeee ... a Michael Flynn guilty pleeeeeeea! #MuellerTime #FlynnFriday', another Twitter user wrote of the news that captivated most of the country for the day](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6C92100000578-0-image-a-83_1512198902527.jpg)
‘On the first day of Christmas, Bob Mueller gave to meeeee … a Michael Flynn guilty pleeeeeeea! #MuellerTime #FlynnFriday’, another Twitter user wrote of the news that captivated most of the country for the day
![Another Twitter user mentioned how Sally Yates was fired when she told the truth during her testimony about Flynn](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6C90F00000578-0-Another_Twitter_user_mentioned_how_Sally_Yates_was_fired_when_sh-a-85_1512198988738.jpg)
Another Twitter user mentioned how Sally Yates was fired when she told the truth during her testimony about Flynn
![Another Twitter account called for Flynn to be locked up in prison and shared a meme of the former national security advisor behind bars](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/02/07/46E6C90B00000578-0-Another_Twitter_account_called_for_Flynn_to_be_locked_up_in_pris-a-87_1512199040838.jpg)
Another Twitter account called for Flynn to be locked up in prison and shared a meme of the former national security advisor behind bars
‘On the first day of Christmas, Bob Mueller gave to meeeee … a Michael Flynn guilty pleeeeeeea! #MuellerTime #FlynnFriday’, another Twitter user wrote of the news that captivated most of the country for the day.
Another Twitter user mentioned how Sally Yates was fired when she told the truth during her testimony about Flynn.
‘Tweet it Retweet it. Say it, repeat it, shout it from the rooftops: #SallyYates was 100% right about Michael Flynn. He lied to the FBI & compromised US national security. And Sally Yates was fired for telling the truth to protect US national security.’, the person wrote on Twitter.
Another Twitter account called for Flynn to be locked up in prison and shared a meme of the former national security advisor behind bars.
One of the most notable reactions came from former FBI Director James Comey.
![James Comey, the former FBI Director, appeared to gloat over the news of Michael Flynn pleading guilty to the FBI on Friday morning, as he hinted that justice was being served](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/21/46B8679500000578-0-image-a-81_1512162162867.jpg)
James Comey, the former FBI Director, appeared to gloat over the news of Michael Flynn pleading guilty to the FBI on Friday morning, as he hinted that justice was being served
![In a tweet and Instagram post, he shared the Biblical verse of Amos 5:24: 'But justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/01/21/46E351F500000578-0-image-a-80_1512162141983.jpg)
In a tweet and Instagram post, he shared the Biblical verse of Amos 5:24: ‘But justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream’
He appeared to gloat over the news of Flynn pleading guilty to the FBI on Friday morning, as he hinted that justice was being served.
In a tweet and Instagram post, Comey shared the Biblical verse of Amos 5:24: ‘But justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.’
Comey was fired in May by President Donald Trump, a move that helped lead to the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel.
Comey has said Trump asked him during a private Oval Office meeting in February if he could see his way to letting the investigation into Flynn’s ties with Russia go.