Wait, What?! Whoopi Goldberg Makes Unprecedented Appearance on Friday Episode of ‘The View’
Whoopi Goldberg normally does not appear on Friday episodes of The View, so fans were shocked to see her in her usual seat at the table during the Friday, April 11, episode. She joined cohosts Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Sunny Hostin for the show.
However, Joy Behar was not in attendance, and Goldberg explained that her absence was why she decided to make an unprecedented Friday appearance. “I know y’all are watching this and going, ‘What the hell is going on here?’ Yes, it’s Friday,” Goldberg began. Sara Haines jumped in and joked, “Nobody told Whoopi!”
The comedienne made it clear that she definitely knew it was her day off. “Oh, many people told me!” she said. “But Joy’s under the weather today and I can’t leave y’all hanging. So I wanted to make sure I was here. She’ll be back on the weekend View, streaming on ABC News Live. I’m so glad y’all are doing this.”
When Goldberg is not on The View, Behar serves as moderator, so both of them being absent would’ve left the show in a bit of a pickle. Luckily, Goldberg was available to hop on the live show at the last minute.
She led her cohosts in a discussion about Michelle Obama and Barack Obama, who were recently the targets of divorce rumors after Michelle didn’t attend Donald Trump‘s Inauguration and Jimmy Carter‘s funeral with her husband. Michelle recently addressed (and denied) the rumors and defended making a choice “for [herself],” which The View hosts all supported.
“I think addressing rumors like this head-on is a great move,” Goldberg pointed out. Hostin agreed and added, “I love what she says, though. Can’t it just be a grown woman making a decision for herself?”
The women then welcomed Scott Galloway to the stage to discuss Trump’s tariffs. “We finally need to acknowledge that we have someone at the wheel of the global economy that is blackout drunk right now,” Galloway said, prompting cheers from the audience and hosts. He also slammed the president for wanting to “take us back” to the 19th century, adding, “Guess what? This nation is less bad than any other nation, except if you want to take us back to the past. That makes no sense whatsoever.”
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I'm oh so very happy that I don't watch "The View". I hate being sick in the morning!
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The show is not happy morning TV.
Take this off the air and make America great again
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AMERICA IS ALREADY GREAT AND DOES NOT NEED A DICTATOR IN A FREE COUNTRY!
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If you voted for any maga, I have no faith in your opinions. If a member of any other party did all the horrible things that trump has, you would be calling for the death sentence.
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...and the last 4 years were great?
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They were better than what's going on now.
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And what planet do you live on again? And what are your preferred pro/nouns there?
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Better than the past 70+ days have been and better than the next 4 years will be. In less than 3 months, the Mango Mussolini has destroyed the country
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YES HE HAS!!! HE DESTROYED THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH. WITHIN HIS FIRST FEW MONTHS OF HIS INAUGURATION! He has all of his cronies in office with him. In strategic places! Not to mention the ALIEN LOSER ELON MUSK. HE CAN TAKE TESLA AND STICK IT!!!
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So much of the policies that are now being touted by Republican candidates used to be said by Democrat’s in the past. It’s just that the left has become some mutated alien version of what it used to be and people can’t stand it anymore.
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Hard to take a loss
BTW I'm a registered Independent
Always looking for the better person to vote for
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YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT! SO SICK OF HIS CULT LAYING DOWN AND ACCEPTING ALL OF HIS LIES RIGHT MAGA'S? HE LITTERALLY CALLS YOU ALL THE UNDER EDUCATED NOW THAT'S REAL DEVOTION TO THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR HIM. IN OTHER WORDS IT IS A GIANT SLAP IN THE FACE!
ALL HE IS DOING IS STRINGING YOU ALONG TO DO HIS DIRTY WORK AND TO VOTE FOR HIM. CONGRATS FOR BEING THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD!
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You're entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts calling yourself love democracy is the height of irony and maybe stupidity you are criticizing a significant plurality of the American public for a decision that they made
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This show of insulting leftist is truly disgusting..I refuse to watch it. Lies are not my form of entertainment.
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How can you stand listening to trump then?
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Turn off media!
Enjoy the fresh air we pay for
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Your choice turn it off then
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My Rights in the democracy I was born in.
SO grateful
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Lol. Some people like to listen to their delusions parroted back to them. Echo chamber much. Trump was president before and the world didn’t end. He’s even better prepared this time. Given how many more people voted for him this time you’d think they’d grow up and mend their ways.
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Republicans are still groaning about Hillary, Biden, and Obama and we haven't even started on Trump. His goofs during his first presidency not withstanding it's clear that Trump is dementia ridden - a normal person wouldn't do the stupid things he's doing. I guess if you hate women, POC, and the military but love seeing people lose their jobs, homes, freedom (BRING GARCIA HOME), and retirements then Trump is YOUR president.
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No you're getting confused with the Obama's the Clinton's and the bidens.guess what the view is a horrific way to start a woman's day
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OH I don't think so! DJT doesn't have the intelligence to understand tariffs at all. BE PREPARED FOR DOUBLE DIGIT Inflation! I'M STILL WAITING FOR PRICES TO Come DOWN DAY 1. HASN'T HAPPENED YET AND IT WON'T.
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Her thoughts don't amount to you know what ! Here's a hint, it starts with an.S...
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Because unlike the Witches of The Brew he has a brain and what He says is important. Where as all they do is spew nonsense
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Nah only in your warped dreams. Biden almost destroyed this country
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As usual all the women of the View and their guests have no faith in what is being done. It all comes down to fear. Fear that they are wrong and that in 4 years when we as a country are in a better place, they will look like the ignorant people they are and group chaos is not what we want anymore.
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I think the View needs to be canceled. Some of the time people should be quiet rather than speak and prove how stupid they really are. This is true for all of the herd of the View.
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Those of you commenting here that are of like minded ideologies to me, that is you support President Trump. Just Remember the more the Liberal Left bellyaches, whines, and moans, means the Better job President Trump and his team are doing !! MAGA !!
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I see the Witches of The Brew have a Warlock with Em on this episode !! 🤣 Just another Trump basher. They don’t have any real substance to offer just the same ole tired and very stale bellyaching, whining, and groaning. Meanwhile President Trump and his team are busy MAGA !!
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I wonder if you realize how stupid you look with the caps lock on ? Let me help, you look really stupid !!
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Says the Moron using all caps. That doesn’t make anyone take you more seriously. Here’s some all caps for you MAGA !!
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Lady you are just as clueless as the rest of them. Once everything gets better, all of you will be saying; "We knew it all along we were just testing you all".
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Amen !! Exactly !!
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THE VIEW should be CANCELED!!!
It is no longer what it was intended to be - but the most hateful pack of ill informed characters encouraged to spew their negative “group think” impressions. They are all quite impressed with themselves but totally unaware! The Network would do their views a favor by presenting a more moderate & fact based curriculum of information! By replacing the current negativity with a more knowledgable cast the network ratings might receive a positive bump! Whoopi & Joy have definitely over stepped what well balanced programing strives to share! The ratings Do Not demonstrate high level thinkers but the low level bottom feeder cast members who demonstrate their ignorance and prejudice!
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Prove that you're not lying
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People that are voted for Trump are the ones that are whining about this show, because they spell it out the way it is. Not with the way he wants people to believe. You "terrific people" drink the Kool-aid and enjoy your Narcissistic Dictator.
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Trump fired most of the scientists from the CDC working on the Bird Flu, this virus has now killed people. Since Trump doesn't trust science the next pandemic will be far worst than Covid. With no scientists no vaccine in this country. He cares about you don't he.
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Nah Biden almost destroyed the country and we didn’t call for any death sentence. But members of your ideology Did try to assassinate President Trump twice !! So there’s that……
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No unlike You just has a brain.
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But doesn’t hold a candle to You in the stupid department. 😂😂😂
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@Mona 19595 You speak like we weren’t here during the utterly Disastrous Biden Admin. Well sorry for you but we Saw and felt all the insane things him and his handlers did. President Trump will MAGA !!
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Who cares???
Watching a bunch of the Demonic party minions. Not really a good idea so early in the day. I pray for their souls....if they can find em.
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Oh great, a male VIEW counterpart. If hearing these women give their ignorant opinions about what Trump is doing is hard enough but to have a guy on there just as clueless as they are is more than I can hear. When you hear them talk about the awful things Trump is doing, you realize they are clueless, they truly have no idea what is going on. They live in a bubble where one lie after another is all they know.
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That's why Trump loves his cult followers they believe things he is doing are great, THINK AGAIN people! The egg prices will skyrocket!
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You drank the juice!
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You are STUPID😂
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We don’t have a Dictator. We Do have a Great President Trump. And Yes America is great but Biden almost destroyed it !! President Trump will fix it and make it even greater !!
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