Whoopi Goldberg clashes with ‘The View’ co-host on talking to Trump voters

“The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg slammed the notion that she has to learn to talk to President Trump’s voters, who she claimed “support people who think you don’t matter in the country.”

Goldberg’s rejection came during a heated exchange with co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former senior adviser to Trump during his first term in 2020, who said on Monday’s show that those resisting the president “have to be able to talk” to the other side in order “to find areas of agreement.”

Griffin, who resigned from the first Trump administration after the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, and went on to support former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, added that she agreed with many of the president’s positions — including parts of Project 2025.

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Whoopi Goldberg rejected the idea that she has to learn to talk to Trump voters, who she says “support people who think you don’t matter in the country.”The View/ABC
“Democrats have to be willing to go to uncomfortable spaces,” Griffin said.

“I think this is beyond Democrats and Republicans,” Goldberg shot back.

Griffin said she doesn’t agree 100% with everything the president does but Trump detractors should try to talk to the other side to find middle ground.

“It’s hard to talk to people who support people who think you don’t matter in the country,” Goldberg replied.

“But it’s not supporting that person,” Griffin said.

“No, no! No no! But when you support that person, it brings–,” Goldberg said, before being cut off by Griffin, who echoed her point.

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“The View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin got into a heated back-and-forth with Goldberg over Trump supporters and finding a middle ground.The View/ABC
Goldberg agreed that finding middle ground was important but not when the president’s decisions are “disagreeable to the majority.”

“Now, I didn’t find anything of interest for me in Project 2025, I didn’t feel like this was geared to us as a nation,” she said. “I felt it was geared to very specific folks and that that bothered the poo out of me. But I understand what you’re saying. And yeah, we do have to talk to each other. That’s the beauty.”

Since Trump won the election in November, anti-Trump “View” hosts have found themselves walking a tightrope on how to talk about the president.

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The anti-Trump co-hosts of “The View” have found themselves in hot water over statements made about the Trump administration in recent months.The View/ABC
In November, the co-hosts of the controversial ABC talk show were forced to issue four “legal notes” or disclaimers during a broadcast while discussing allegations leveled at several of Trump’s cabinet nominees.

The show — and its network — have been on high alert since owner Disney settled a defamation lawsuit with Trump in December over on-air remarks made by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.

The lawsuit stemmed from Stephanopoulos’ on-air statements inaccurately asserting that a jury had found Trump liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll; in reality, the jury found him liable for sexual abuse, not rape, under New York law.

As part of the settlement, Disney paid $15 million to Trump’s presidential library and an additional $1 million to cover his legal fees. Stephanopoulos also issued a public apology expressing regret for the erroneous remarks.