On Thursday, ABC’s The View decided to hoist the Biden campaign up one last time before the upcoming debate. The show included Whoopi Goldberg unsurprisingly angry towards Republicans who say "President Trump," and Joy Behar asking people to leave Joe Biden alone.
Goldberg began the segment with a fiery rant aimed towards Republicans that refer to Donald Trump as president. “Can I say something that's been bothering me and its been bothering me and bothering me? I would like every Republican out there to stop referring to this man as the president. He is not the president” she professed. She can't even stand to say his name most days.
As the audience cheered, Goldberg stated that her reason for this demand was because Trump is the “former president” but what she seemed to forget was that her and her co-hosts have previously referred to past presidents as just presidents.
Sunny Hostin has referred to former President Obama as “President Obama” although he was not in office anymore at that time.
Goldberg wasn’t finished as she went on to say “you know, nobody can see the future. And the same with the donors. You know, you cannot buy the presidency. You can put as much money as you want to, but it's not for sale so stop calling him the president.” Goldberg finally concluded that Trump is a “former president with all the other things attached.”
Later in the segment, Behar made sure she took her jab at Trump as she suggested the debate moderators introduce Trump and say “will the defendant please rise?" – her co-hosts and the audience laughed and cheered her on.
But Behar then began to complain about the debate: “Now, this idea that there's sound -- that when Trump keeps talking, his mic is shut, that's not enough because Joe Biden can still hear him.” Afraid Biden may get annoyed with Trump, she came up with the brilliant idea to have the debate in “one of those quiz-show isolation booths.”
Behar then encouraged Biden to “fact-check” Trump during the debate. She noted that “when he says something stupid and lying then it's up to Joe.” But Behar wanted to defend Biden’s “senior moments” as she claimed that “everybody has a senior moment.”
Behar then urged everyone to give Biden a break and leave him alone. She concluded “It's not fair to the guy if he's thinking and he stutters. He's overcome a lot of disabilities, the poor guy, in his life, you know, and leave him alone.”
ABC The View
6/27/2024
11:04:51 – 11:05:27 AM ET
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Can I say something that's been bothering me and its been bothering me and bothering me? I would like every Republican out there to stop referring to this man as the president. He is not the president.
SUNNY HOSTIN: He's the former president.
GOLDBERG: He is the former president. And, you know, nobody can see the future. And the same with the donors. You know, you cannot buy the presidency. You can put as much money as you want to, but it's not for sale so stop calling him the president. He is not the president, yet. He's the former president with all the other things attached.
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11:06:51 – 11:07:52
JOY BEHAR: I think that they should introduce Trump and say “will the defendant please rise?”
SARA HAINES: Yes. Yes.
GOLDBERG: That works.
BEHAR: Now, this idea that there's sound -- that when Trump keeps talking, his mic is shut, that's not enough because Joe Biden can still hear him.
HAINES: Yeah. Yeah.
BEHAR: He's like -- where you are to me, if you keep yammering, I can still hear you. They need to be in like one of those quiz show isolation booths –
HAINES: Yeah, that would help. It wouldn't be bad
BEHAR: -- like on $64 Question. You know, but also Joe Biden should fact-check him. That's how it works and he has a minute to rebut, I believe.
HOSTIN: Yeah.
BEHAR: So when he says something stupid and lying then Joe, it's up to Joe, and this senior moment business, everybody has a senior moment.
GOLDBERG: That's why --
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: I agree. It's just how it will be perceived.
BEHAR: It's not fair to the guy if he's thinking and he stutters. He's overcome a lot of disabilities, the poor guy, in his life, you know, and leave him alone.
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