“The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg got pretty frustrated Monday morning after her co-host Sunny Hostin asked her to clarify a joke she made about President Trump. According to Whoopi, it was “ridiculous” that she had to do it, simply because “no one understands the nuances.”
The moment came during the first Hot Topics discussion of the day, as ABC hosts discussed Trump’s most recent interview with “60 Minutes.” During the interview, the president admitted he had no idea who crypto-billionaire Changpeng Zhao was, although he pardoned the man.
The women of “The View” took umbrage, with Whoopi joking that Trump doesn’t know about his own pardon “because he used an automatic overture” to sign it.
The punchline came as Hostin questioned why Trump didn’t know about his own pardons after criticizing former President Biden for using autopens on pardons. The conversation continued from there but, as it came to an end, Hostin could be seen passing a note to Whoopi while the moderator made her final point.
“What the hell?” » Whoopi said, stopping mid-sentence to read the card.
“I love it when Sunny passes notes,” host Alyssa Farah Griffin said with a laugh.
As Whoopi read the card, it became clear that Hostin was encouraging a disclaimer, pointing out that it was unclear whether Trump used an automatic overture to sign Zhao’s pardon. At this, Whoopi got exasperated and shouted “it was a joke!”
“Well, I’m sorry. You know, the hardest thing about this job now
It’s that no one understands the nuances,” she said. “You know, when you hear a joke, when someone is having fun, when they’re not saying something specific, especially on this show! I am very precise when I underline things. When I make jokes, you know when I make jokes. It’s ridiculous. Anyone!
At that point, Whoopi tore up the card and continued. You can watch the entire moment from “The View” in the video above.
