It’s rare that one of the liberal ladies of ABC’s The View would voice a sensible political position, especially during a crisis that involved the mass loss of life. But on Tuesday’s episode, moderator Whoopi Goldberg bucked the rest of the liberal media’s narrative and openly refused to blame President Trump for the freak flash flood that devastated part of Kerr County, Texas, surprising herself. Contrast that with co-host Sunny Hostin who sought to make the tragedy political.
At the top of the segment, Goldberg played a clip of Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz and agreed with him that it was wrong to politicize the flooding. But she did want there to be a conversation about it could have been prevented.
Goldberg’s refusal to blame Trump came near the end of the segment, and she even surprised herself. “So, it's important, I think, for everyone to understand that – and I'm shocked that this is coming out of my mouth – I’m not pointing a finger at the man in the White House,” she declared.
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