{"id":2184575,"date":"2025-12-02T21:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2184575"},"modified":"2025-12-02T21:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:03:43","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-leaves-the-view-table-during-impassioned-criticism-of-pete-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/whoopi-goldberg-leaves-the-view-table-during-impassioned-criticism-of-pete-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg leaves \u201cThe View\u201d table during impassioned criticism of Pete Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whoopi Goldberg to up from <em>The View<\/em>&#8216;s Hot Topics table during an impassioned criticism of Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They threw that admiral right under the bus,&#8221; Goldberg said of news that an admiral allegedly ordered a deadly strike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The buck stops with the Secretary of Defense,&#8221; Sunny Hostin added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a stunning change of pace, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whoopi Goldberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> left \u2014 and didn&#8217;t <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-collapses-the-view-table-live-cohost-chat-11812719\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:collapse to;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">collapse <em>to<\/em><\/a>, as she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-collapses-the-view-hot-topic-trump-amazon-11724000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:often does;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">often does<\/a> \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s Hot Topics table during an impassioned criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The EGOT-winning actress introduced a talking point Tuesday stemming from ongoing reports surrounding Sec. Hegseth&#8217;s actions related to ongoing deadly strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg noted that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed prior speculation that the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump<\/a> appointee &#8220;authorized Admiral Bradley&#8221; to conduct a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/boat-strikes-survivors-hegseth-72b0a498ca08615b2589c772a1d9e642\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:controversial Sept. 2 strike;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">controversial Sept. 2 strike<\/a>, killing all aboard a vessel \u2014 including two people who reportedly survived the initial strike, which panelist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sara-haines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sara Haines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a> compared Monday morning to &#8220;flat-out murder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Whoopi Goldberg on &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 70-year-old <em>Sister Act<\/em> star speculated that government officials continued to &#8220;blame the folks who worked in that plane, because they knew that Pete, he&#8217;s going to get a pardon, so he&#8217;s not going to be held accountable&#8221; for actions that many have alleged are war crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then, Goldberg paused the discussion and left her seat at the Hot Topics table to demonstrate a point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is what they did, look, watch this,&#8221; Goldberg said, standing up from her chair. &#8220;See this? See the bus over there?&#8221; Goldberg then pointed and swung her arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That&#8217;s the admiral,&#8221; Sunny Hostin observed, while Goldberg quipped, &#8220;They threw that admiral right under the bus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hostin elaborated on the point, observing, &#8220;What&#8217;s so sad is, when you&#8217;re really a leader, you take responsibility and accountability for the wins and the losses, for all the decisions that are made. That&#8217;s true leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday&#8217;s episode, Hostin laid out her feelings on why the maneuver constituted punishment as a war crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not a geopolitical expert, but in terms of the law of it, you&#8217;re right, Sara. That&#8217;s why those army vets explained you do not have to follow illegal orders,&#8221; Hostin observed, referencing. &#8220;What you&#8217;re supposed to do under international law, you are supposed to take those fighters as war criminals, prisoners of war, and you&#8217;re supposed to give them refuge, you&#8217;re supposed to take care of them, and then you&#8217;re supposed to put them into a court of law. Instead, they killed them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"ABC Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin on 'The View'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"545\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/OgUD4XqJpxJlqGW9nDlEUg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0NTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/16fd42f74ac00f41b66f01d3e94051bf\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin on &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hostin additionally speculated that, &#8220;That means the person who gave the order can be held accountable and put in prison, and that means the people that conducted the orders, that pulled the trigger, are also responsible and can be held accountable. Now, you have people that are serving their country, serving this country, as patriots, perhaps following an illegal order, and then themselves can be court-martialled. Imagine that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a response to the controversy on X, Sec. Hegseth wrote that, &#8220;Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict\u2014and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When reached for comment, a spokesperson for Sec. Hegseth tells<em>\u00a0Entertainment Weekly<\/em>\u00a0via email, &#8220;We have nothing for you beyond Secretary Hegseth\u2019s statement on X.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The View<\/em> airs weekdays on ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/whoopi-goldberg-stands-up-the-view-table-criticism-pete-hegseth-11860320\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Whoopi Goldberg to up from The View&#8216;s Hot Topics table during an impassioned criticism of Pete Hegseth. &#8220;They threw that admiral right under the bus,&#8221; Goldberg said of news that an admiral allegedly ordered a deadly strike. &#8220;The buck stops with the Secretary of Defense,&#8221; Sunny Hostin added. 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