The View’s Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin Give Fiery On-Air Response to Donald Trump’s Rally Insults — Watch
The women of The View became their own Hot Topic on Thursday, with co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin responding directly — and passionately — to recent insults lobbed at them by former president Donald Trump.
As seen in the video above, Trump separately brought up Goldberg and Hostin at two of his latest presidential rallies. First, while criticizing The View‘s Oct. 8 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump called Hostin a “dummy,” saying he’s found her to be “one dumb woman” in her time as View co-host. Later, Trump railed against Goldberg, noting that his opinion of her has soured after working with her several times over the years. He was especially critical of a stand-up comedy show Goldberg performed at one of his casinos years ago, calling her set “filthy, dirty, disgusting.”
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“I was filthy. And I stand on that fact. I have always been filthy,” Goldberg said in response at the top of Thursday’s View, before addressing Trump himself. “And you knew that when you hired me. A headliner, babe, at your casino, which I might have continued to play, had you not run it into the ground. Listen, how dumb are you? … You hired me four times, and you didn’t know what you were getting? How dumb are you?”
But it was Hostin who got the last word, speaking directly to Trump with a “personal legal note” she read with a decisively derisive tone.
“I want to thank you for personally telling so many lies and committing so many alleged crimes and providing us with material on a daily basis,” Hostin began. “You help us do our jobs, and I’m so appreciative. Because of people like you, a former prosecutor and legal expert can become a fixture on a show like this, and again, I’m so grateful.
“I admit, I may not have spent as much time in a courtroom as you have,” she continued, prompting an off-screen “That’s a good one!” from co-host Joy Behar. “I was also recognized with a special achievement award by the Department of Justice. You remember the Department of Justice, right? It’s the agency that’s been pursuing you for decades. And like Madam Vice President Kamala Harris, I’ve had a history of prosecuting sex offenders, so thank you for keeping people like us in business. And as for dumb questions, you’re always welcome to come here and answer some, if sitting so close to a prosecutor won’t make you nervous. I’ll even give you a free View mug — not to be confused, though, with a mugshot, because that’s your area.”
The View hosts went on to say more about Trump’s recent rallies, though the focus later shifted to the events’ low attendance rate.
Watch Thursday’s Trump-centric View segment above, then drop a comment with your reactions.
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