‘The View’: Whoopi Goldberg Wants People to Stop Demanding Democrats Fix Trump’s Mistakes
The cohosts of The View kicked off the week by taking a look at what key members of the Democratic party are currently doing to spread their message of resistance during Donald Trump‘s second term. First, they watched clips of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading very well-attended anti-oligarchy rallies; then, they showed new Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin championing a more centrist approach.
After her fellow cohosts — that is, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin — weighed in on the matter with their varying perspectives, Whoopi Goldberg offered up a very different take on the matter altogether.
To Goldberg, the question wasn’t which approach is right but rather, why are people looking to the Democrats for leadership when America elected Republicans to leadership in both the presidency and both chambers of Congress?
“I find it fascinating that everyone wants the Democrats to figure out what to do and how to do it when we told you what was happening. We said what was coming. And people made a decision. People made a decision,” she declared, referring to the vote results of the 2024 general election.
Goldberg then went on to criticize those Republicans who’ve refused to participate in local town halls to face their constituents, after several of their peers were met with thunderous crowds who were angered over Donald Trump and Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the federal government apparatus through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency: “What I do love seeing is I love seeing people going and engaging themselves. There are so many Republicans that have decided not to engage it all,” she said. “The Republicans are not there. That should tell you something. If you don’t have the cojones to come and meet the people who put you in power, then you shouldn’t be there. You shouldn’t be there.”
Goldberg speculated that part of the unrest that’s triggering attendance at rallies like Sanders and AOC held are reported instances of overreach by the government in detaining people whose speech they don’t agree with.
“People don’t like seeing their right to protest disappear. They don’t like seeing when you said you’re just gonna pick up the bad guys, and you’re picking up everybody, and you’re not sending anybody back,” Goldberg said. “Americans want you to fix these issues, but not the way you’re doing it. They don’t like the way it’s happening because that means any one of us who someone says, ‘You look a little Spanish to me,’ or ‘I don’t like what you’re saying’ .. or ‘I don’t like who I think you are’ — these are the things that are starting to disappear, and these are not the things that they were put into power to take care of.”
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I agree with Whoopi.
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Of course u do…!
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We are ecstatic Trump is in office!!! Hallelujah!!’n
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Oh Yes wish he could stay for ever . He loves this country
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Thank u Pres Trump and Mr Musk.
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I think the view needs to stop blaming Trump for everything and get on board. View is nothing but a lot of gossiping, do something to benefit this country
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Trump and Elon is the “go to” to the left. Haters!
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I think the Republican party is weak. They let Trump bully them into doing things they know is bad for the country. Gas and food prices went up because of Trump and his failed policies. Democrats always fixing what the Republicans screwed up. Donald Trump is the most vile disgusting human being on earth today.
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Can\'t argue with that!
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What I’m fed up with is the identity politics and the fact that the democrats love their hatred for the president more than they love the country. The work for us and need to do their jobs. The gate is out of control’ and we suffer for it.
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@ Fed up Your comment was Hilarious !! And you almost sounded serious. But no one is that stupid !! 😂
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He’s hurting vets as much or more that any other group. Get a grip before you lose everything.
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Both parties need serious revamping. Both parties are hateful.
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She needs to go ,Trump wasn\'t in office when Democratic president
Allowed open borders and crime and food gas to raise
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Amen!
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Who is she to demand,
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And now Trump is criticizing George Clooney on \"60 Minutes\" for his comments about him. Will The Donald ever shut up?!
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Will you, Antonio?
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I’ve so had enough of Whoopi and her hateful show. She and the left who are millionaires feel they have the right to preach division and hate and make decisions for the country. Many Americans would like to see some unity but the democrats, democrat media and people like Whoopi don’t want that. Their hate for the president is more important than love for country, but they are all so accepting and tolerant.
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This shows you didn’t read what she said. It had nothing to do with hate and division—just both sides expressing what they feel and not expecting the leadership on either side to just fix things. She and the other members of The View, and anyone has the right in the USA to say what they feel. If you don’t believe that, you don’t believe in the ideals this country was founded on. You don’t really want America to be America. Your idea of unity seems to be—agree with me or your the problem. I saw none of this unity when Biden was president. No sense of compromise or respect for him—the phrase F*** Brandon comes to mind. Is that your idea of unity??? The old phrase of you can dish it out, but you can’t take it comes to mind. You also don’t have to watch The View, but I am watching our 3 part system being torn apart, rights destroyed and both you and I losing things that took many decades to build up like Social Security and soon Medicare. To name only 2 horrific things republicans are doing to tear the unity of this country apart. That is the most depressing thing, you will be as negatively affected as I will be, but you don’t seem to get it. The View is the least of your problems!
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you are wrong. Republicans have supposedly joint staff meetings and no Dems invited. They have been doing this since Jan.
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How do you know this is actual? Were you there? Are you on the hill? All you get is information from supposedly vetted sources. You need to start questioning who’s feeding you information not everyone has the proper outcome in mind. Some reporters just want you to be on their side without actually sharing the truth.
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I think nobody\'s listening to Whoopi anymore and she really needs to stop pushing her demonic agendas all the time nobody cares about whoopee anymore sorry to say great actress back during the time of ghost and Sister Act she was amazing how unfortunate for her she\'s a tool of the enemy how sad
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If you want her to go, STOP watching the show. Not rocket science.
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I don’t watch it. And that’s good advice !
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I think Whoopie needs to do her research before she spouts nonsense .. I am baffled that she and the other women of the View truly believe that Biden & Harris did a good job for this country .. It blows me away pretty much on a daily .. they hate President Trump so badly that they wont even go back and look at the shape this country was is in when he became President again .. for the love of God, wake up already .. enough PLEASE
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The View should have been taken off the air years ago! Whooping and her blow hearts are very nasty women and are a discredit to women.
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It\'s not the \"so-called\" Department of Government Efficiency, you biased asshats, that\'s the official name. How about putting some respect on it?
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I think that everything on this Apple cell phone or platform is slanted to promote the propaganda of the left. it’s sad when technology can override the thinking public. There are other people with views that are just as substantial as the views held by the Democratic Party, which is no longer democratic, but dictatorship.
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I love how the Lib Dems expect President Trump to fix in less than 100 days. all the Damage, Chaos, and Havoc that Sleepy Joe and his cronies wreaked on our country in his tenure. I was watching the real news (Fox) and they said that On Average the price of both gas and eggs is going down in most of America, they did say there are Some areas that the prices have Not come down and pointed out CA in particular. But look who the wacky Governor is of that state is !! He has CA in so much debt they’ll probably never get out !! President Trump is methodically and actually rather rapidly meeting all his campaign promises. In spite of being blocked at every turn by Lib Fed Judges !! Already the Trump admin has had 10 times more law suits than Biden’s entire tenure !! Does that mean President Trump’s agenda is illegal ? NO !! His policies were all prepared for legal entry by a team of Lawyers. No it’s just that out of pure spite & hate they are trying to block him !! Like the Fed Judge Demanding that criminal Tren De Agua gang members be Brought Back to the USA !! Pure Insanity !! I’m hoping the Supreme Court will over rule these 🤡 Or the GOP led Congress will enact or amend laws in support of President Trump.
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