Whoopi Goldberg Sounds Off Against People Calling for ‘The View’ to Be Canceled
Whoopi Goldberg had something to say to those critics who have been calling for The View to be canceled because the cohosts consistently offer critiques of Donald Trump. Perhaps ironically, her message came at the tail end of a discussion in which they were expressing their discontent about someone on the opposite side of the political spectrum.
On Thursday’s (March 13) episode, the first “Hot Topic” of the day was California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s new podcast in which he welcomed “alt-right” MAGA personality Steve Bannon onto the show and had curious reactions to Bannon’s statements, such as “the process to unwind you from being a globalist,” “Trump won the 2020 election,” and calling Senator Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas,” as Trump did.
Each of the panelists had their takeaways to share in the chat. Sara Haines said he didn’t “hit the right tone” by not pushing back on Bannon’s factually incorrect comment on the election or the racist nickname for Warren. She also guessed that Newsom was “trying to be friends” with his controversial guests like Bannon.
Joy Behar agreed “he should’ve countered” but said that Newsom’s listeners are likely to already know Bannon was incorrect about the 2020 election. And Sunny Hostin, who’d suggested Newsom’s name as a potential leader for the 2028 Democratic ticket, got particularly heated about it, saying, “I’m terribly disappointed. I think you meet energy with energy, and what he did was show his pretty white teeth and his cute face and did nothing other than that, and I think it’s despicable.”
When Alyssa Farah Griffin praised Newsom for taking on a debate with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and championed having “open-minded conversations” on podcasts, Goldberg responded with a rebuke of those who criticize the View team even though they do exactly that.
“We always say that because we have those conversations. People assume that we believe whatever they believe that we believe… People believe that they know everything I think and believe, they don’t. But one of the ways that you learn what people believe is to hear them talk,” Goldberg said. “People always say, ‘You should take The View off television.’ You know why? Because we give you an opportunity. We don’t tell you what to think. We say, ‘This is what I think!’ You know, Alyssa will say, ‘This is what I think.’ Joy says, ‘This is what I think.’ … And when we do that, that is how you have the dialog. It’s not personal. Sometimes somebody will say, ‘Well, that shirt looks a little tight on you, Whoopi.’ But that’s not a bad thing. But it becomes an awful thing when people become personal about you or your family. See, that’s the difference. We don’t do that here. Other people do it to us and would like to think that that’s what we’re doing to them, but we’re not… You can’t get out there calling names. Name-calling is not okay. And Gavin should know better.”
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When is Sunny’s husband going to trial ? For FRAUD ? And doing surgical procedures unnecessarily ! What a great guy ! Those women spew hate ! How many times have they had to apologize on the air ?
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Hate or just a different ideology other than your own?
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Ur show is all about 1 person who you all hate and call names. The show should be called Trump Show 24/7.
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I think they all have a secret crush on President Trump🤷♀️
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EWW GROSS!!
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Take a hike
Loser
We the people have spoken
You opinion doesn’t mean squat
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You couldn't pay me to watch it. All has been women with nothing but hate. Memorizing women into false truths.Hope it's off the air soon.
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The view should be cancel.their ideologies are terrible.those ladies are upset and bider
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Unfortunately, my wife watches the show so I am often exposed to it also. I see no value or entertainment from it. It is nothing but opinions of which everyone has one. And their opinions offer nothing new to any subject they cover. Some of the panels are better than others. Sarah and Alyssa seem genuinely concern with the issues. The others are just interested in creating controversy to promote themselves. The world wouldn't miss the show and probably be better off without it.
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Obviously, they would not have been on the air for many years if someone, like your wife, wasn’t watching. You and others may not like what they are saying but they have the right to say it
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Every clip I have seen of this show has been mean-spirited. What's lacking is an attempt to find common ground with people with whom they disagree. There is so much talent among those ladies, it's a shame they throw it all away on hate. But I guess hate sells commercials among their audience. Too bad.
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Excellent comments on your part ! If a guest has a different point of View than theirs they gang up on that person and try their level best to shame and humiliate them. I Tried to watch their show a few times, but they were toxic to my blood pressure Lol !! They treat any and all conservative minded guests like total crap then try to come off like they’re merely offering a different take. No it’s Their show, they know that so they feel that gives them the green light to abuse their guests or at least guests of the conservative mindset. Didn’t take me long to realize they have only one narrative, Theirs.
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Depends on who the guest is. If it's someone absolutely despicable, I say let the games begin and see how they like it.
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I admit I only watched parts of a few episodes and I’ve also seen some short clips as well. From what I saw if the guest had a different view point from theirs then they went on full attack. Primarily if it’s a Conservative minded person. Just my perception others are certainly entitled to their perceptions. But in show biz means $$ more of or less of.
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I watched the show last Monday. And while they expressed a few opinions on a few choice subjects, they also pointed out that this was just how THEY felt about something like that. the rest of the show was about vacation spots, hair care and someone had a TV special or something comng up. I personally saw nothing mean-spirited at all. There's a bumpersticker that sums it all up: "Well-behaved Women Rarely Make History".
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Because people are calling for them to be canceled. They were not always this way.
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snowflake!
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The “people” of the view are all excepting and loving. Unless of course, you don’t believe their ultra liberal woke BS. Then they would love to destroy you. A very sickening bunch.
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Whoopi is full of_______! Saying they don't get personal. What about....Whoopi Goldberg faces backlash after repeating false Holocaust comments...After Goldberg said the Holocaust "wasn't originally" about race in an interview published, Jewish leaders condemned the remarks as historically inaccurate and offensive......now if that's not personal...then she's as dumb as she looks.
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She is even dumber than she looks, and that’s Really dumb !!
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Every member of The View is deranged. The show should be cancelled and replaced with dead air, which would be much more entertaining.
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they are a bunch of commie shills
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Please cancel this crap.
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I think they have done their fair share of name calling.
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The Whoppie cushion's picture could be an effective pregnancy prevention poster, or used to scare young children.
I thought she was going to leave the country. It would be a better place if she did.
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I hope you never have the ordasty to call the ladies on this show mean spirited, bullies, or anything... because you just decided to judge how someone looks, and also decided their non existence would make the world a better place. When in actuality the world would be a better place without the likes of you.
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In what universe do the cackling hens say, "This is what I think."? They present their opinions as absolute and undeniable fact. Hence, they've had to make so many retractions to step back from their lies and avoid lawsuits. "The Holocaust wasn't about race." "Elon Musk is pro apartheid." The list continues ad nauseum. The only thing that disgusts me as much as they do is their simpering minions in the audience. Ugh
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So the 7 big battleground states——Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, et. al., almost every one of which is DEMOCRAT controlled, not Republican, we're all rigged for Trump? Wow! I don't know what you're smoking, but I'd like to try some of that, because it sure seems potent.
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People have forgotten That everyone is entitled to an opinion. If you don't like the show don't watch! Gone are days are working together They blindly follow without educating themselves about the topic or the issues involved. Then if it doesn't go as they expected They complain and carry on and never admit that they may have been wrong.
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Having an opinion is great. Presenting your opinion as absolute fact is deplorable.
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like your orange god?
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troll alert
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idiot alert from poto none.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Well good, because the view presents their opinions as OPINIONS!
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Since when?
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The view should not be renewed! It’s obvious they can’t tell the truth anymore
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PeterPiper, very interesting. There is something strange going on, I felt it for awhile but couldn't put my finger on it. But since I read your opinion on, you hit it right on the nose. There could be something to what you have said. HAIL HAIL TO THE VIEW, DON'T EVER STOP WHAT YOU GIRLS ARE DOING! I watch every day, and when I don't, I DVR it.❤️❤️❤️
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The view gives Hilary Clinton a platform way too often but never ask her why her husband was friends with Epstein or why she screwed over Bernie Sanders in 2016! It should of been Bernie vs Trump! Bernie would of won & Trump wouldn’t of run again because he never really wanted to be prez then he did to build his brand
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Like most people with TDS, you can't use facts to show how poorly Trump has done (because he's been brilliant), so you conjecture all the bad things he's GOING TO DO in the future. Yeah, we've heard it all before---crown himself king, cease elections, imprison all naysayers, blah, blah, blah. From the liberal's perspective, conservatives MUST be wrong because we can't disprove your prophecies. Nope, nothing wrong with that thinking. But I will give you credit for one thing. Your rant on the election being dishonest is at least creative. Delusional, but creative. Please cite your evidence. I'll wait.
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HAHAHA..DUMMEST COMMENT TODAY.
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I think the show is boring and the hostesses on it are obnoxious! I could come up with a lot more things I. Could come up a with a lot better things to waste my time on.
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The problem with "The View" isn't that they critique various government entities and policies. It is that they flat out lie about those entities and policies.
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This show is a one sided group of mouthy, overly liberal, women. If show wanted to truly be called the view, they need to bring on conservatives so they can VIEW their thought and opinions. These women, and any woman who listens to them, need to be ashamed of themselves. A great group of losers.
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What happened to Barbara Walters and Meredith Vieira?
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One is dead
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I think you have something there, everyone else needs to button up, with the trash talk. Some people don't like the truth, or common sense.
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Idiot
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Derangement Imbalance of Logical Thought.
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people are pissed they talk shit about their orange felon god every day.trumpy has a bigger cult than manson and they don,t eat lsd,they are natural idiots/criminals.
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No Trump didn’t copycat Biden from 2020. Trump won the Electoral and Popular votes by a pretty large margin. But what really won was good ole Common Sense. The American people as a majority of voters were sick and tired of all the liberal hijinks that were Rapidly destroying this great country. President Trump and his team have Allot of hard work and Liberal hurdles and barricades to work through to Undo all the horrendous Biden damage and there will be some pain. But He and his team will Make America Great Again !!
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You should know , trump is a yuge hater, cruel and rotten to his awful core
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I agree with Whoopi. The reason this show is so popular is because of the dialogue. I've been a fan every since it's inception. I don't always agree with the views of some of the hosts, but I'm not supposed to. That's dialogue!
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They do not have a dialogue. They shout down anyone who disagrees with their world view. They are amazingly ignorant, Joy Behar may be the dumbest person on TV.
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Love the View always have loved it. I went to a Resistance Rally called "HANDS OFF" . In Downtown Milwaukee Wisconsin this Saturday at noon. Here are a couple of pics
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I love watching The View and when i'm not home I catch it on Hulu I would not want to miss it. These ladies are very intelligent women who have diverse opinions. That's what makes it a great show and you can decide on your own what you believe? Some people cannot handle the truth and what they say about Trump is true esp. Whoopie, Joy, Sunny, Ana. I love these ladies and hope they stay on TV longer than Trump is the President.😀
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I find it very interesting that the people who are such critics of The View don't see this:: They show peoples actual, factual & unedited comments, and then talk about what they heard. Their opinion may differ from yours. Currently, that is alright. People who think the 2020 election was stolen, and Jan6 was just a bunch of tourists enjoying the capital, should not watch. Because you have already made up your mind that the this is okay. Maybe you should read project2025 to understand what we are fighting for. God help us ALL.
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Factual?? That's a laugh. And you still listen like a good little sheep. Having an opinion is not an issue. Promoting hate and false claims is. Perhaps you should enlighten yourself on the difference between the two.
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God Already helped America. He saved Donald Trump from Two assassination attempts and against the vast majority of main stream media which was working 24/7 against him, He helped him get reelected !! Truly remarkable indeed !! Not to mention all the Un-Constitutional Lawfare being waged against him. Lastly Dems had raised Far more campaign $$. His being reelected was phenomenal to say the least. And I don’t know how you haven’t noticed but large numbers of Liberals are saying the 2024 election was stolen by Trump, so pot meet kettle. And numerous Liberal minded people are calling to remove President Trump “ by any means necessary” that doesn’t sound very peaceful to me.
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