Whoopi Goldberg tried to engage with viewers by saying that she’s also having a “hard time” financially and can’t afford to stop working on “The View.”

by Junna Base November 13, 2024

Whoopi Goldberg has said that, like many other Americans, she is struggling financially and cannot afford to stop working The view.

The 69-year-old star made the comments during Tuesday’s episode of the ABC talk show, which she first appeared on back in 2007.

The panel discussed the results of last week’s presidential election, and Sara Haines – who voted for Kamala Harris – admitted she was trying to understand why the working class voted for Donald Trump, believing he would make things better for them become.

“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.

As tensions rose between the women, Whoopi interjected, suggesting that she could sympathize with the plight of struggling Americans.

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“I appreciate that people are having a hard time, 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?”

Whoopi Goldberg, with glasses and long hair, speaks animatedly in a studio setting, wearing a simple, elegant outfit with layered necklaces — “My child has to feed his family. My great-granddaughter has to be fed by her family. I know it’s hard out there,” Whoopi continued.

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

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It’s worth noting that Whoopi’s salary is for this The view is currently unknown, Variety reported back in 2016 that her contract was valued at “$5 million to $6 million.”

Whoopi Goldberg poses against a background, wearing glasses and a patterned jacket over a shirt — The star also has an estimated net worth of $30 million and her salary for the 1993 film *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit* briefly made her the highest-paid actress in Hollywood.

Whoopi has continued to both act in and produce films throughout her tenure *The view,* and is currently working on a third part of the extremely successful *Sister Act s*Erien.

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Needless to say, Whoopi’s recent comments appear to be consistent with what her former co-host Meghan McCain said The viewAt the panel discussion in April, Meghan argued that there was a disconnect between the show’s stars and the general public watching at home.

Five women smile at a talk show and stand around a table with coffee cups. They are dressed in a variety of stylish outfits — “I had an experience when I worked at ABC News [on *The View*]” Meghan said on her podcast. *Citizen McCain*. “I was in a particularly heated Hot Topics meeting.”

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

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What do you think of Whoopi’s latest quotes? Let me know in the comments!

Whoopi Goldberg tried to engage with viewers by saying that she’s also having a “hard time” financially and can’t afford to stop working on “The View.”

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