d+ Alyssa Farah Griffin just dropped a warning on The View that’s setting social media on fire. The idea? Screening five years of tourists’ social media activity before they can enter the U.S. The reality? Griffin says there’s no possible way to do it without AI — and even then, it borders on fantasy.

The Trump administration announced plans this week to require tourists from 42 countries to submit five years of their social media for vetting before entering the U.S. and, on Friday morning, the hosts of “The View” had a single guess as to how it would be possible: AI.

To kick off the day’s Hot Topics, the ABC hosts worried about the impact the move would have on tourism, before Joy Behar immediately wondered who or what department Trump would even appoint to scan these social media accounts.

“I would think it has to be AI,” Farah Griffin said, as Sara Haines agreed. “There’s no way. The manpower — five years of my social media, you wouldn’t see that person for like, weeks on end, it would take so long to go through. It makes no sense.”

“Five seconds of my social media, and I’d be banned from entering this country for life,” host Ana Navarro joked.

But, speaking more seriously, Alyssa Farah Griffin warned that requiring this kind of vetting would be a “devastation” to the U.S. economy. When asked if Trump realizes that, Farah Griffin argued that “he of all people should” as a hotelier.

“I cannot express enough how big of an economic devastation this will be to the U.S. tourism industry,” she said. “You’re talking about the UK, some of our closest allies in this U.S. visa waiver program, who are coming in many times, multiple times throughout the year, and they’re already seeing backlogs at some of these embassies. They’re saying ‘Your appointment to get a visa is going to be delayed weeks and weeks.’ People are going to cancel trips. They’re not going to come.”

The conversation quickly turned to the broader implications of this policy, with hosts debating not only the practicality but also the fairness of such a requirement. Joy Behar pointed out that expecting visitors to hand over five years of personal social media history is unprecedented and raises serious privacy concerns. “Who’s going to decide what’s acceptable or not?” she asked. “And what happens if someone says something controversial years ago? Does that automatically bar them from entering?”

Sara Haines added that the policy could disproportionately affect young travelers and students, who are often the most active online. “This could make studying abroad or visiting family nearly impossible for some,” she noted, highlighting the human side of the policy’s impact.

Alyssa Farah Griffin returned to the economic angle, emphasizing that tourism dollars support millions of American jobs, from hotels and restaurants to airlines and local attractions. “This isn’t just about inconvenience,” she stressed. “It’s about putting an entire industry at risk — and I can’t see why anyone thinks this is a good idea.”

The panel concluded that while technology might make such vetting possible, the real-world consequences could be catastrophic, warning that the U.S. risks alienating longtime allies and eroding its reputation as an open, welcoming destination for travelers.

Social media instantly erupted with reactions, with viewers both outraged and incredulous at the scope of the proposed plan.

You can watch the full discussion from “The View” in the video above.