Tuesday night during his first address to a joint session of Congress President Donald Trump honored Carryn Owens, the widow of fallen Navy SEAL Ryan Owens. Owens was killed in a January raid against an Al Qaeda stronghold in Yemen.

Watch the tribute and extensive applause from the audience below. It was no doubt the most powerful moment of the night:

Unfortunately, the ladies of The View took a difference position and accused Carryn of allowing herself to be exploited.

"Was this a tribute or was this damage control?" Whoopi Goldberg asked.

"I thought that was so exploitative. I thought he [Trump] exploited that widow. It was so hurtful to me," Sunny Hostin added.

Over to you, Mary Katharine Ham:

For those lamenting Carryn Owens' "exploitation," let me offer some thoughts. I'm not asking you to like Trump or credit him for that moment — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 1, 2017

But what you can & should do is credit her. Maybe a SEAL wife who's been through, God willing, worst life will give her, can handle Trump. — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 1, 2017

Maybe a SEAL wife knows exactly what she's doing & doesn't need you to explain it to her. Maybe she needs things you don't know much about. — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 1, 2017

Maybe a widow raising 3 children knows how important it is to keep his name & memory alive, & that this moment is bigger than Trump or you. — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 1, 2017

Maybe she knows one day she will show them this video & tell them the President of the United States & all the nation honored him. — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 1, 2017

Maybe all that is more important than your angst about which president is involved & how. Just bc she's crying doesn't mean she's a victim. — Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) March 1, 2017