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Whoopi Goldberg is an award-winning actress and comedian who co-hosts ABC's daytime talk show, The View.

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Whoopi Goldberg
stated on January 31, 2022 in a TV segment:

"The Holocaust isn't about race. No, it's not about race."

By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2022
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on September 3, 2019 in an episode of ABC's "The View":

"The last time people (created a Hollywood blacklist), people ended up killing themselves … They were accused, and they lost their right to work."

By Bill McCarthy • September 5, 2019
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on January 25, 2017 in a segment on ABC's 'The View':

Says Barack Obama "didn’t do executive orders in the beginning."

By Allison Graves • January 26, 2017
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on July 15, 2014 in a segment on "The View":

"For the first time in history, (Thor’s) hammer is being held by a woman."

By Katie Sanders • July 18, 2014
Whoopi Goldberg
stated on February 8, 2011 in an episode of The View:

In Texas, "sexting is a felony sex offense for teenagers — that can mean up to 10 years in prison."

By • February 17, 2011

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stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows Whoopi Goldberg wearing a shirt insulting Donald Trump.

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 4, 2020
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stated on July 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Whoopi Goldberg kept her job and was applauded by ABC after calling Jeanine Pirro a racist slur.

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 26, 2019

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