Whoopi Goldberg says she’s having a “hard time” financially

Whoopi GoldbergThe attempt to connect with the working class may have had the opposite effect.

On Tuesday, panelists discussed “The view” discussed why they think so many Americans voted for President-elect Donald Trump during the House of Representatives Democrats exceeded Republican. The topic was suggested by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (DN.Y.), who asked her Instagram followers essentially the same thing on Sunday.

“If you voted for Donald Trump and me, or if you voted for Donald Trump and the Democrats voted against, I would really like to hear from you,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in an Instagram Story, noting that she “really “wanted to “learn from them”.

The answers varied, but some referred to the economic and financial problems. One response also said, “I feel like you and Trump are both real.”

“The View” co-host Sara Haines — who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris — admitted on Tuesday’s episode that she still has a hard time understanding why working-class Americans believe Trump has their best interests at heart .

“There were millions and millions of people who felt like they were being heard [by Trump]and that’s what I’m trying to address,” she explained, noting that, like Ocasio-Cortez, she wants to understand, “evaluate” and “move on” the reasons behind it.

Co-host Ana Navarro followed up on Haines’ comments, pointing out that people tend to know their congressmen and senators, but “a lot of people kept saying they didn’t know Kamala.”

“People who are running again in four years should make themselves better known,” Navarro said.

At this point, Goldberg appeared visibly upset and interjected.

“I’m sorry if there’s a candidate who’s been running for 12 years who lies and changes things… I appreciate that people have a hard time with me too – I work for a living!” she said. “If I had all the money in the world, I wouldn’t be here, okay? So I’m a working person, you know?”

“My child has to feed his family. My great-granddaughter has to be fed by her family. I know it’s tough out there,” Goldberg continued.

“We talk to people all the time who say, ‘This is what’s bothering me.’ But what bothers everyone shouldn’t be what puts 85% of other people in danger. I think that’s what we’re saying,” Goldberg concluded.

It’s unclear exactly how much money Goldberg makes, however Variety reported in 2016 that her salary on “The View” is in the “range of $5 million to $6 million.”

Meghan McCain, who was previously a co-host on “The View.” argued in her podcast “Citizen McCain” in April that many of the daytime talk show’s panelists were too removed from the reality of everyday American life.

McCain said she once confronted her fellow panelists in a meeting about how out of touch they were.

“I remember yelling at the meeting, ‘Some of you, or all of you, need to start interacting with people who don’t make $100,000 or more a year,'” she recalled 21 minutes into it the consequence. “’You have to interact with someone who is making minimum wage at one level or another.’”