Sara Haines sparked backlash with callous remarks about Patrick Clancy's decision to remarry after his ex-wife Lindsay strangled their three children to death. 

The View co-host drew outrage as she criticized the grieving father for leaving Lindsay after she killed their children – Cora, 5, Dawson, 3 and Callan, eight months –  in January 2023. 

Patrick met fertility doctor Rachel Danis at a New York City run club a year later, and they married in Manhattan in April. This week, the couple announced they are expecting their first child together as they gave their first interview with 60 Minutes. 

But Haines said the image of Patrick moving on with his new wife troubled her, as she questioned on The View why he would leave the woman who killed his children.  

'What bothers me is that he talks about forgiving her, which I love, but he focuses on that and never jumps to what so many people struggled with, how did the marital love end so quickly?' Haines questioned. 

Haines said that if she had committed the same heinous act as Lindsay Clancy, she 'hopes' that her own husband would stand by her side. 

'But I would hope, you know, in sickness and in health,' she said. 'I would hope that my husband wouldn't just move right along.' 

Asked by co-host Sunny Hostin if it 'bothers' her that Clancy remarried, Haines suggested that the grieving father moved on too quickly to help him deal with the tragedy. 

'Some people need love and they need to fill themselves again,' Haines said. 

While saying she 'doesn't want to shame' Patrick, Haines added: 'I just don't know why we skipped over all the marital things.' 

As the conversation shifted to reports that Lindsay Clancy did not ask Patrick to forgive her when they spoke in prison, co-host Alyssa Farah-Griffin argued with Haines' take. 

'That stood out to me... him admitting she never sought forgiveness,' Farah-Griffin said. 

She said if she had committed such a heinous act as Clancy did, 'The first thing I would do (is say), what did I do, I am so sorry I took these three children.'

The exchange was panned on social media, as some viewers accused Haines of missing the mark in her questioning of why Patrick would leave Lindsay. 

'Truly bizarre,' one viewer responded on X. 'She murdered his children... It doesn't take a genius to figure out why he divorced her.'

Another said: 'A child is a direct result of marital love. When a partner murders your children it breaks the marital love bond. Especially, when you hold your child in your arms while he dies because your wife strangled him...' 

'Would Sara Haines stay with her husband if he murdered their kids?' another questioned. 

The Daily Mail has contacted ABC for comment on the backlash to The View's conversation. 

The View waded into the topic after Patrick Clancy and his new wife, Rachel Danis, gave a highly anticipated interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, following Lindsay's controversial mistrial. 

Lindsay was charged with murder, but her trial ended in an 11-1 deadlock as one juror refused to acquit her by reason of insanity. 

In their interview with correspondent Ross Douthat, Danis said she did not know who Patrick was when they first met at a run club, and was not aware that his children had been killed by his ex-wife. 

She said they hit it off at the run club and went for a coffee together, and she only realized the truth when she saw his children on his phone wallpaper and asked, 'Who are those cuties?' 

Danis said Patrick told her, 'They died,' and said the awkward conversation came as they were 'just at the cashier.'

She said the heartbreaking moment left her with a lot of questions at the time, but 'didn't know exactly what to ask.' 

Danis said she 'can't bring his kids back,' but said she hoped to help Patrick rebuild his family and find peace after the tragedy of his children's deaths.

'If I can honor them and allow Pat to grieve but also just continue to honor them in the present, it, I guess that's all I can do,' she said.

Patrick added that he was preparing to one day tell his future child about their older siblings, Cora, Dawson and Callan.

'I think every parent can agree, you have different relationships with your kids, but they're all your kids. And I can't wait to tell them about their brothers and sister,' Patrick said.