Whoopi Goldberg took purpose at former President Barack Obama in a uncommon second on The View after he doled out some candid recommendation to the Democrats concerning their messaging throughout Donald Trump‘s second time period.
Goldberg shared a few of the remarks Obama reportedly made throughout a current public look the place he mentioned, “Democrats want to talk out extra forcefully towards [Trump] and they need to cease on the lookout for a messiah. It's going to require much less navel-gazing and rather less whining.”
Goldberg delivered an impassioned rant defending Democratic voters towards Obama's phrases, noting that he must be “pointing the finger” at elected officers as a substitute.
“Let me remind all people who was out on the frontlines marching after we had the large marches that went on, it was the folks. The folks went out. They weren't navel-gazing,” she mentioned in a second that may be watched on the high of this web page.
She continued, “It was older individuals who had been saying, ‘Why are you touching my social safety?' It was not folks whining. It was about folks saying, ‘Why are you taking these rights from my youngster when my youngster was born right here?'”
Goldberg maintained that the messaging for Democratic voters “was all the time the identical.”
“The identical Democrats have been indignant at what [Trump] tried to do final time. They've been indignant this time so I, with a lot due respect to you each, I imagine you're pointing the finger on the incorrect individual whenever you say Democrats,” she mentioned.
Ana Navarro agreed with Goldberg's level. Navarro just lately attended the No Kings march in Miami in protest of Trump's controversial crackdown on immigration. “I noticed all types of individuals gathering collectively and protesting, regardless of the very fact we live in a rustic the place there's retribution… There's loads of worry,” she mentioned.
Whereas she agrees with a few of what Obama mentioned, Navarro mentioned collaborating within the protest confirmed her the voters are taking motion now.
“I do assume there are issues which are working. I agree with Obama, folks can't look forward to a messiah. And other people aren't ready for a messiah. Persons are taking it on their very own,” she mentioned.
The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.
