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Tyler Metcalf's Dad Absolutely Torches The View's Sunny Hostin Over Her Remarks About His Son's Death

Matt Vespa
Matt Vespa  |  June 24, 2026 6:50 AM

Jeff Metcalf can’t hold his tongue anymore about how Karmelo Anthony’s family behaved during sentencing, and The View’s Sunny Hostin using his son’s death as a prop to make a shoddy point about race in America. He was on Will Cain’s show this week and did not hold back on Hostin, while also noting that Anthony’s family did not show any remorse. They weren’t even there when their son was sentenced to 35 years in prison for murder. Anthony fatally stabbed Jeff’s son, Austin, in Frisco, Texas, at a track meet in 2025. 

"If that woman said that, she has no idea about the facts...she wants to spew her public opinion on a platform that reaches millions of people every day. Do I have that platform? No, but today I have a little platform to say what I'd like. She is completely wrong!"

"And if they won't take me and call me and ask me to be able to view with them, I would gladly — fly me up there!"

"They're just like anybody else. They don't know me, they don't know Hunter, Austin, they don't know Karmelo."

"They're looking for their 15 minutes of fame or their click bait or their clicks. They're looking to monetize the death of my son. I really wish they wouldn't speak about it at all."

Will Cain: "Have you ever spoken to the Anthonys?"

Jeff Metcalf: "No."

Cain: "No apology, no remorse?"

Metcalf: "Nothing... They weren't there for the sentencing, and they were not there for victim impact statements. They left that poor child up there by himself. As soon as the verdict was read... his family and some other advocates left the courtroom and turned in their badges."

Anthony got off easy. He should be either serving life in prison or on death row. 

This is the segment that Metcalf ranted about, where even Whoopi Goldberg had to rein in Hostin.