Whoopi Goldberg rips Jeffries comments about racism and misogyny not costing Harris the election – Washington Examiner

Heather HunterNovember 25, 2024

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In a recent episode of “The View,” co-host Whoopi ‌Goldberg⁣ criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his ‍remarks regarding the reasons‌ behind Vice President Kamala Harris’s electoral loss. Jeffries had stated that economic factors, rather‍ than ⁢racism and misogyny, were⁤ the primary reasons for her defeat. In a discussion prompted by co-host Sunny Hostin, he expressed his belief that Harris was highly qualified and acknowledged the need for a thorough analysis of the election’s outcome. He suggested that while issues related to race and misogyny could be part of the ⁢conversation, the economy emerged as the dominant factor for many voters, especially considering shifts in support within communities ⁣of color away from the Democratic candidate.

Whoopi Goldberg rips Jeffries comments about racism and misogyny not costing Harris the election

The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg took a swipe at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday for his comments on Friday’s show that claimed the economy, not “racism and misogyny,” was why Vice President Kamala Harris lost the election.

“Do you think that racism and misogyny played any part in this election?” co-host Sunny Hostin asked Jeffries in an interview on Friday.

“I think that Vice President Harris was eminently qualified, and I supported her with everything that I had, and I think so many Americans did. It was a close election at the end of the day. Didn’t break in her direction. I think we all are going to unpack as part of our after-action analysis. How did this happen? Where did we fall short? I do think that the emerging lesson, separate and apart from reasons maybe connected to race and misogyny, is that the economy was the dominant thing for a lot of folks,” he responded.

“Particularly when you consider that in many communities of color, there was movement away from the Democratic candidate and toward the former president,” he added.

On Monday, Goldberg pushed back on Jeffries without naming him.

“This process was handled without me,” Goldberg said of the election result.

“I listen to people make fun of it. ‘You know, it’s not about race. It’s not about misogyny,’” Goldberg said and then exclaimed, “It is for me!”

“It is for me!” she repeated. “Because that’s how you see me first.”

The audience applauded Goldberg’s passionate response.

Goldberg went on a rant that she “understood” how Trump supporters could want to “want to see” President-elect Donald Trump but she planned to wait and see what he does as president.

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin responded to her by cautioning about being “apocalyptic” about “what he might do.”

“I have no false expectations,” co-host Ana Navarro chimed in. “I spent weeks telling people he was apocalyptic. I’m not going to change now.”