Whoopi Goldberg appeared to stun her cohosts into silence when she put a positive — even passionate — spin on President Donald Trump’s stated goal of eventually dismantling the federal Department of Education.
During Tuesday’s broadcast of the ABC midday talk show, Goldberg — who still refuses to even say Trump’s name aloud on the air — said that getting rid of the Department of Education could be a net positive if it served as a catalyst to get more people involved and engaged at the local level to make sure kids were getting what they needed.
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Whoopi Goldberg shocked The View by supporting Trump’s controversial proposal to eliminate the Department of Education, leaving the panel speechless as ABC producers abruptly cut to a commercial break. pic.twitter.com/rM8WvBczxC
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“What we have to always do, regardless of who you voted for, you still got to pay your rent, you still got to take care of your kids, you still got to take care of your business,” Goldberg began, adding, “And maybe some of what’s happening, like you know, they’re trying to take apart the Department of Education —”
“Yes,” her cohosts