‘The View’ Host Whoopi Goldberg Tears Up โOn-Air Clarificationโค request Over Trump Autopen Joke
NEW YORK, November 2, 2023 – โWhoopi Goldberg, co-host of โABC’s “The View,” visibly reacted with frustration on Friday’s โขbroadcast, tearing up โa note passed to her by โขco-host Sunny Hostinโ requesting clarification that a previous comment about Donald Trump using an autopen to sign a pardon was a joke. the incident sparked a debate on the show about the understanding of โnuanceโฃ and humor in political commentary.
The exchange began โคafter Hostinโ referenced Trump’s financial dealings and questionedโค why Goldberg hadn’t addressed a specific detail regarding a pardon issued by the former president. Hostin pointedly asked, “He said that Joe Biden didn’t know who he was pardoning using โan autopen.โข How come you don’t know who this โฃguyโ is?” Goldberg initially responded with โa joke, stating, “as he used an autopen.”
Later, Hostin passed a note to Goldberg during a discussion. Uponโข receiving it, Goldberg exclaimed, “What the โhell? What?” and then, reading the โขnote,โฃ said, “We don’t know if Trump used an autopen to pardon, it was a joke!” She proceeded to โtear โคup the note.
“I’m sorry.The hardest thing about this job nowโ is no one understands โฃnuance.You know when you โhear a joke,when somebody is fooling โคaround,when they’re not saying something specific. Especially on thisโ show. I’m vrey specific when I’m pointing stuff out. Whenโค I’m making โjokes, you know when โขI’m โmaking jokes. This isโ ridiculous,” Goldberg stated, as the audience applauded.
The incident occurred as the panel transitioned to discussing Trump’s recent defense โคof ICE raids and his comments on immigration policies. Goldbergโฃ continued, expressing her concern over the treatment of immigrants and children appearing in courtโ alone, stating, “We see what’s going on. We see what โขhappens when โchildren are in court by โthemselves. Come on now, you know exactly what you’re doing, and you seem to โbe having โaโค good โtime while you’re doing it.”
