Whoopi Goldberg came unglued on The View once again on Monday morning. This time, she baselessly claimed that President Donald Trump is preparing to implement a military draft for his conflict in Iran.
Goldberg Unravels In Bizarre Rant
Co-host Sara Haines, 48, kicked off the segment by saying, “Even Venezuela was so swift. I don’t think he really thought through what next was I thought he could get. I think he thinks he could get an award just for knocking out the bad guy. And then that was the end of this? He is not ready because no matter how far he goes, it’s only firing up this hornet’s nest he has kicked, and it’s going to continue to get worse.”
“I think all of us want there to be a peace deal and an end to this,” added Alyssa Farah Griffin, 36, who previously worked in the Trump administration before turning on the current president. “But again, even if there’s a peace deal in this, war ends, and we’re not seeing fighting, keep in mind the Iranian regime is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism. Ten years from now, 20 years from now, they may try to strike the homeland. They may try to strike troops in the region. This doesn’t go away.”
That’s when Goldberg, 70, began to unravel.
“None of it goes away,” Goldberg said. “That’s why they’re planning on a draft. They’re planning on a draft. And you’re bitching and moaning that there are women who are part of the Army, Navy, and you’re getting rid of people and talking about who shouldn’t be– what the hell are you people doing?”
“And what it is, is they’re changing that you no longer — you used to have to opt into the draft, now it makes it automatic,” she ranted. “It’s a draft. I’m sorry, it’s a draft.”
Check out this full segment for yourself in the video below.
Goldberg’s Future On The View In Jeopardy
Goldberg’s outbursts have become increasingly frequent and unhinged as of late. Indeed, they have gotten so bad that ABC executives may have finally had enough. Earlier this month, insiders claimed that Goldberg is soon “set to be pushed out” of The View very soon due to her leftwing meltdowns.
Last month, the conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 48, returned to The View as a guest host. She was filling in for Griffin, who had been on maternity leave.
Hasselbeck was the token conservative on The View from 2003 until 2013, when she left to go to Fox News. During her time on the ABC talk show, she was known for her verbal battles with her liberal co-hosts, especially Goldberg.
One ABC insider claimed that Hasselbeck’s return to The View was carefully orchestrated by savvy producers. According to this source, the producers encouraged Hasselbeck to challenge Goldberg as much as possible in order to elevate the tension on the panel.
“Producers were telling Hasselbeck to push Goldberg and the [other panelist] ladies even harder,” the ABC insider told Radar Online. “They know what makes great television – and they wanted sparks. Conflict equals ratings.”
Other ABC staffers said that producers privately assured Goldberg that Hasselbeck’s time on The View would only be temporary. However, they may not have been being honest with her.
“Elisabeth’s return could be part of a longer play,” said one insider. “Some people think she’s being used to slowly nudge Whoopi toward the exit.”
Watch Hasselbeck school Goldberg on The View in the video below.
Goldberg Desperate To Stay On The View
This will all come as bad news to Goldberg, as she has long claimed that she can’t financially “afford” to leave The View despite having an estimated net worth of $30-60 million.
“Who can afford to do that? If you don’t marry well, you’ve got to keep working,” she told Entertainment Tonight in September of last year. “I’ve got to keep paying those bills, baby.”
Goldberg made similar comments live on The View in 2024.
“I appreciate that people are having a hard time. Me, too. I work for a living,” she said at the time. “If I had all the money in the world, I would not be here, okay? So, I’m a working person, you know?”
It’s infuriating that Goldberg continues to have such a large platform to spew her nonsense to the world on a daily basis. Her latest rant about a military draft serves as a reminder of just how ignorant she really is.
Good riddance to you, Whoopi Goldberg!