‘The View’: Whoopi Goldberg Says Trump ‘Shouldn’t Be President’ After NBC News Interview (VIDEO)
After Donald Trump‘s controversial interview with NBC News’ Kristen Welker aired on Sunday (May 4), at least two The View stars were left calling for him to step down from the presidency.
In the interview, Trump expressed uncertainty about whether his required to abide by due process as mandated by the courts and the Constitution, when it comes to his deportations.
After Welker asked, “Your secretary of state says everyone who’s here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree?” Trump said, “I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know.” Welker then referred to the Fifth Amendment, Trump continued, “I don’t know. It seems it might say that, but if you’re talking about that, then we’d have to have a million or 2 million or 3 million trials. We have thousands of people that are some murderers and some drug dealers and some of the worst people on Earth, but some of the worst, most dangerous people on Earth, and I was elected to get them the hell out of here, and the courts are holding me from doing it.” Welker then asked plainly, “But even given those numbers that you’re talking about, don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?” and Trump responded with. “I don’t know. I have to respond by saying, again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me, and they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said what you said is not what I heard, the Supreme Court said they have a different interpretation.”
After reviewing footage of the interview on Monday’s (May 5) “Hot Topics” segment, Whoopi Goldberg slunk back in her chair with exasperation before saying, “Okay, in case you need a refresher course. Do you remember doing this?” She then rolled footage of Trump’s inauguration in which he repeated the words, “I Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States so help me, God.”0
“I don’t know why you don’t remember it,” Goldberg then said. “We saw you say it… So when you say you don’t know, then you shouldn’t be president. If you don’t know the job, why are you doing this? And don’t, act like we’re the idiots here. You know the job, and yes, you’re violating your oath of office by doing that.”
The other cohost to call for Trump’s ouster in the discussion was Ana Navarro. She had a fiery reaction to the subject, saying, “You know what I wonder? I wonder if when he took that oath of office, he thought he was saying that he swore to uphold ‘the constipation of the United States,’ or maybe ‘confiscation of the United States.’ I don’t know. Maybe he didn’t hear right. But look, that is the essential part of the job is to uphold the Constitution. It is like you’ve got one job, dude. That is your job. If you can’t do it, then get the hell out.”
The segment also brought out a rare moment of unity between Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, who tend to disagree when it comes to on-air discussions of deportations.
“It’s been troubling to me for such a long time. Alyssa and I were speaking [about it]. When I became a federal prosecutor — that’s a pretty lowly job in comparison to the United States president — I took the oath to uphold the Constitution,” she explained before the producers showed a picture of her taking the oath. “And I will tell you, when you say those words, it feels heavy … It feels really heavy, like, ‘Oh no, let me go back and read the Constitution that I learned in law school because it’s a very important thing.'”
Griffin herself later weighed in and said of the subject, “I try to keep on from not falling into too far of a partisan trap. And I often ask myself, ‘How would I react if Barack Obama or Joe Biden said this?’ And if one of them was asked, ‘Do you have to uphold the Constitution?’ and they said, ‘I don’t know,’ I would be leading Republicans with pitchforks to say, ‘This is just undermining your basic oath of office.'”
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I hope the show is cancelled.
They are completely against anything that is going on in the country. They are fake news, and are the worst losers. Please take them off the air.
Trump, USA USA 🇺🇸
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President T. is the one who gives fake news all the time - the worst liar for a President in our history. He is rated at the bottom of the list. Recently he said that he and the Chinese president was here to talk, and he said they had a good talk about Tariffs. The interpreter for China said they did not even mentioned Tariffs.
ANOTHER BIG LIE., He keeps saying that everyone will be so much richer. Yes his plan is to make the rich, - richer, with less tax,whereas the middle class will be working their buns off to make a living. Such a corrupt man he is!!! I bet his medical doctors have him getting full of drugs - because look at his eyes and face - he is not a healthy person. He can barely walk around. He is an old man and repeats the same words over and over. His talks don't even make sense.
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Boo Hoo go to Dollar General and get your self a crying towel. Get one Made In China as being a Lib Dem we Know you don’t support the USA.
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Whoopi said Clearly on National TV that she would Leave this country if President Trump was reelected. Well she’s Still here !! So SHE’S the Liar not President Trump !! We’re counting on You to follow through Whoopi !! Say Bye Bye !! No ? Hypocrite !!
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No, she actually didn't. Go look it up
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Yes she actually did on The View. I’m not gonna do your work for you Lazy Lib. You must have ate your brain for breakfast.
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Please !! That would Great !! Jupiter could use a new citizen !!
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When President Trump addressed Congress the Nation saw Clearly what Liberal Dems are ALL About. They wouldn’t stand to recognize the Death of Laken Riley a Victim like numerous victims of Illegal Immigrants.
They wouldn’t stand when a young lady a Biological Female was seriously Injured by a young MAN pretending to be a woman playing in women’s sports.
But they wouldn’t Even stand for a little black boy who is battling Cancer and aspires to be in Law Enforcement !! Even That was Beneath them to stand !! What’s America if it’s not about Americans ? These people want to lecture Us at every turn yet they put Illegal Immigrant Gang Members “rights” Over and Above Legal American Citizens !! What about Laken Riley’s Rights ? She’s gone forever on This earth from her family and friends Raped and Killed by a man that’s not even supposed to be here in our country !! What about the Rights of the young Lady injured by a MAN playing in Women’s sports AND uses their Showers and Locker Rooms WITH biological females !! One of the favorite slogans of Liberal Dems is Truth to Power. They wouldn’t know Truth if they tripped over it !! A MAN will Never be a Woman !! And ILLEGAL Immigrant means Just That NOT undocumented migrant !! And DEI will Never be a suitable replacement for Merit !! And CRT is Racism pure and simple !! Like our President said Fight !! Fight !! Fight !!
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Her criticism of Trump in the above article, was written LAST MAY!! What is going on here....other than nobody can think of anything to write about any loner. So they slap an old article about Trump again, to keep the Dems happy.
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That sister needs to get her act together
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That was a good one !! 🤣🤣🤣
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Whoopi! Who cares what she thinks! She should stick to acting and entertaining. Quit embarrassing yourself!
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An OLD Veteran here. I already have one type of cancer and a laundry list of other health issues and just found out two weeks ago I have a precursor to another type of cancer and it was diagnosed way back in 2022 and somehow the old man here misunderstood . NO Pity for me I Know where I’m going when I Die. I put All my Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. But I have four Grandsons I adore my GrandDaughter is waiting for me in Heaven already. What’s gonna happen to them ? With Teachers telling them their not Really Boys their Girls their just misunderstood ? Or teaching them because they’re white that they are white supremeist and should be ashamed ? And teaching Any little black boys that stand against the narrative that They are Traitors to their race are Uncle Toms and should be ashamed ? These folks have little regard for Life they will abort Babies at Any time and Will kill them After their born if they can get laws in place to do it !! And Old Folks like me ? HA !! They’ll do away with us in a flash !! They have NO respect for GOD and want Him banished from public view !! Just Look what they do to One Another if one steps out of line with The Narrative !! They stabbed ole Joe Biden in the back and throwed him to the side like a used old rag !! You think they care anything about us ?? We better Unite Conservatives and stand against this garbage or our future generations will suffer like no suffering before !! GOD made Family and these folks are Anti-Family !! STAND UP
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You describe republicans so well. Good job .
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Don’t know for sure if you’re being earnest or sarcastic. But either way I Try !!
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It has Absolutely NOTHING AT ALL to do with Lib Dems being Overly concerned about Due Process. It has Everything to do with they fully intend to turn ALL these Illegal Immigrants into Legal Voters in Rapid Time. They DON’T CARE about Our Safety. Where was the Due Process for all the Numerous Murders, Rapes, Assaults, Mowed Down by them being DUI and Destruction Of Property the VICTIMS of all that ?? The Lib Dems don’t even have the Compassion and Patriotism to offer Condolences to the Victims of these people. NO !! They act like Tren De Augra and MS-13 Gang Members ARE the Victims !! Due Process my butt. Lib Dems would trample all over that in a NYC second if they thought it served THEIR Purposes !! Biden ALLOWED 20 Million Plus of these people into our country !! And the Lib Dem Master Plan is to POOF turn Em into Voters !! That’s Why Lib Dems HATE Voter ID like Kryptonite !! Many Blue States have Already give them Drivers Licenses that’s a Direct Path to Voting !! They Want to reduce our country to being a Venezuela level !! Conservatives Listen we better Non Violently ( unless physically attack then we have right of self defense) Fight this stuff or their gonna Destroy this great country we Love !!
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Turn off Fox Entertainment News for one month and reset your brain back to the original manufacturer (GOD)settings⁉️🤷🏽♀️ 👏🏾❤️
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I think You could use some watching Fox. Your comment sounds like you’ve been brain washed by the Lib MSM. Watch Fox See Truth.
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I think Trump knows more about being President than Whoopi Goldberg does/
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I think he knows LESS. He took an oath of office (TWICE now), which specifically says he would "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." He knows darn well what that means, but he's acting like a seven-year-old, pretending he has to have someone else 'advise' him. Giving him the benefit of the doubt would be to call him 'disingenuous.' Others would call it outright lying. Or hedging, if you prefer that term. Either way, he's wrong.
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All those Radical Rogue Lib Dem Fed Judges took Oaths Of Office to. But they have Willfully Abandoned and Neglected their Assigned Dockets to Conduct Lawfare Against The President Of The United States. THEY Should be Impeached !! And small wonder you think Whoopi should be President. Gosh aren’t we all surprised !! 🙄 That’s Why your party is gonna lose Huge in 2016 !!
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Funny you say radical rogue lib dem federal judges when some of them were appointed by Republicans and considered conservative and one or two appointed by Trump himself. Hmmm...I wonder.
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And goldberg shouldn't be on tv.
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I think these ladies need to be off the air. Do they really think that if Trump was doing something illegal the Supreme Court wouldn’t step in? They don’t ever mention anything Biden did that could be proven illegal much easier. Either shut up or get out!
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When Whoopi has an Official position in our government I might be a tad concerned at what she “ thinks”. But until then she’s( like 60 Minutes) just Another mouthpiece for the Democrat Party. In Spite of All main stream media Except Fox being aligned against Real Americans we beat them before and we’ll beat Em again !! MAGA !!
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Why is it that all you maga morons are so pro trump and so anti American? You love the orange idiot but can’t stand the constitution?? Shame on you! You’d fit right in in Nazi Germany!
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