Whoopi Goldberg Tells Pete Hegseth on The View: Time to Go
Whoopi Goldberg told Pete Hegseth on ABC's The View on November 10 that he should leave his post, after a Republican lawmaker introduced impeachment articles against him. She also pressed Democrats to present a 100-day plan and stop infighting over party leadership.
Whoopi Goldberg told Pete Hegseth on The View that he should leave his job, during the November 10 edition of the daytime talk show. The remark came after a Republican member of Congress introduced articles of impeachment against Hegseth in the House of Representatives.
It was the first of two "Hot Topic" segments in which Goldberg spoke directly to the subjects of the debate. In the second, she turned to Democrats.
Goldberg's case against Hegseth
The cohosts first reviewed parts of Hegseth's own speech on the impeachment move. Goldberg then listed what she sees as his failures.
"The military dropped bombs on boats in the Caribbean; they claim they were smuggling drugs, [but] many call the killings illegal, given they were targeting civilians who did not pose an imminent threat of violence," she said. She added that he let the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln be deployed for a record 10 months, which she said led to deteriorating conditions and eight suicide attempts. She also cited Signalgate.
Her first verdict was short: "Time for you to go, man."
After the other cohosts weighed in, Goldberg took the last word. "I'm tired of seeing our military beg for what they need and politicize and politic and politicizing them," she said. "So no, sir, you gotta go. I'm sorry. You gotta go."
A message to Democrats
The second segment covered reports that newly elected and reelected Democrats are disputing who should lead the party in the House and the Senate. Goldberg again spoke to them directly.
She asked what their plans are for the first 100 days, whether they have served for decades or just arrived. Then she offered her own list. She wants Democrats to bring down gas and grocery prices, restore funding for SNAP benefits, reunite separated families, reinstate government workers she said were illegally fired, and undo the damage DOGE did.
"We put you in there to clean house, to make sure that the government works the way the people want it to work," she said. She warned that infighting would turn them into a distraction and make them "no better than the Republicans were."
Her closing instruction to the party: "So just get your stuff together, all of you."
