“You’re 51. What are you talking about?”: The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Makes Powerful Enemies in The White House, Blasts Nikki Haley for Saying She’s The Younger, Newer Generation Who Should Take Over
Whoopi Goldberg has always been in the public eye due to her statements that even led to some major consequences. Due to her bold personality, ABC’s The View has always been the subject of controversy as well. She has recently voiced her opinion on Nikki Haley’s age when the latter called for a new generation of leadership.
She is not the first one to criticize the GOP presidential candidate over her announcement as CNN This Morning host, Don Lemon had to face severe backlash for his sexist remarks.
Whoopi Goldberg Criticizes Nikki Haley’s Claims of Being a Part of New Generation
On Monday’s episode of The View, the 67-year-old TV host, Whoopi Goldberg took a dig at the 2024 presidential candidate, Nikki Haley over her 2024 White House bid “new generation” comments.
In the episode, she played a video of her campaign in Washington, DC where she stated,
“The Washington establishment has failed us over and over and over again, It’s time for a new generation of leadership.”
As soon as the clip ended, she criticized the politician by stating,
“You’re not a new generation. You’re 51, What are you talking about?”
She continued,
“It’s not a new generation. She may be younger than most of those people, but her rhetoric is the same. She’s saying the same BS.”
Even though she doesn’t consider her to be a new generation, she shared,
“I’m sick of people talking about age. If you can do the job, I don’t care about the age,” adding, “You can be as old as dirt if you’re getting stuff done for America. That’s how I feel.”
Her criticism came days after Don Lemon shared sexist remarks regarding Haley’s age.
Don Lemon Made Sexist Remarks on Nikki Haley’s Age
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In an episode of CNN This Morning, the 56-year-old journalist criticized the politician by sharing,
“She thinks people, you know, politicians or anything, are not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry. A woman’s prime is considered to be in her 20s, 30s, and possibly 40s.”
Soon after his remarks, he received public backlash for the same which resulted in plummeting of the show’s rating. While many were thinking that his comments might ruin his career, reports shared that he will be returning to the network as usual from Wednesday. He has already apologized for his remarks and will participate in formal training for the same.
Meanwhile, the politician has addressed the criticism she is receiving regarding her age by stating, “if my age is all they have, it means we’re winning.” She was prepared for the slams however her age being targeted by the media was quite unexpected however she is “okay” with that.
Source: Radar Online
