The hosts of ABC’s “The View” kicked off Tuesday’s broadcast with a continuation of Monday’s vigorous defense of President Joe Biden — and his decision to offer his embattled son, Hunter Biden, a sweeping pardon for any crimes he committed or may have committed over an 11-year span.
Even as they complained about the “internal firing squad” of Democrats who dared to criticize Biden for the historically unprecedented pardon, cohosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin joined said “firing squad” to lay down cover fire for the Bidens.
Goldberg began the discussion, complaining that Biden’s critics were the real problem and arguing that because Biden had the power to pardon anyone he wanted, no one should be allowed to question how he exercised that power.
“It is his right and he doesn’t have to explain to anybody,” Goldberg insisted, saying that it was “hurtful for the American people” that anyone would continue to question Biden’s decision.
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Whoopi claims Dems "take the moral ground all the time" and lashes out at Dems who are speaking out against Biden's abuse of power: "But you don't go out and chew up other Democrats. This is a big problem. I feel as a Democrat." pic.twitter.com/Ytkozh60hV
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 3, 2024
Goldberg went on to complain about the Democrats speaking out against the pardon, saying, “Democrats, you can’t have it both ways, you can’t have it both ways. You can’t let people tell you you’re not taking the moral ground when we take the moral ground all the time. We fight for migrant rights, for women’s rights, gay folks’ rights, trans rights, and every time we do, suddenly we’re being told, oh, you on the woke agenda.”
“Either we are this party and we fight for these things and you see what’s going on and you get why he’s decided to do this or you don’t,” Goldberg continued. “But you don’t go out and chew up other Democrats. This is a big problem, I feel, as a Democrat.”
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Hostin joined in as well, saying that she also had a problem with the “internal firing squad” that saw Democrats pitting themselves against President Biden over this particular issue.
“It’s been really bothering me,” she said, and then pivoted to say that Biden wasn’t lying when he — along with a number of people in his administration — had repeatedly claimed that he would not pardon Hunter. Instead, she said his 180-degree reversal just showed that he “became the pragmatic president we always knew.”
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Hostin then engages in whataboutism and starts shouting about how you're not allowed to call out Biden's lies because Trump has lied too:
"So, if we want to talk about LYING, let's talk about THAT and stop this PEARL-CLUTCHING about Joe Biden lying!" pic.twitter.com/H8Xme2H8vb— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 3, 2024
Hostin then shifted gears to attack President-elect Donald Trump, arguing that Joe Biden’s dishonesty was irrelevant because Trump lied.
“So, if we want to talk about LYING, let’s talk about THAT and stop this PEARL-CLUTCHING about Joe Biden lying!” she scolded.
