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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T22:50:36.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nWhoopi Goldberg found herself in an awkward exchange on The View after a financial expert challenged claims that Donald Trump’s economic policies have damaged the US economy.\n\nThe moment unfolded during Thursday’s episode of the long-running ABC talk show, where CNBC anchor Sara Eisen appeared as a guest co-host.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe panel had been discussing the state of the economy when Goldberg, 70, appeared to suggest that markets are largely indifferent to who occupies the White House.\n\n“It seems that the market doesn't really pay attention to who is president... The market does what it does,” she said, in comments widely seen as a swipe at Mr Trump.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHowever, Ms Eisen, 41, immediately contradicted her.\n\n“Actually, the market likes who's president, I think,” the financial journalist responded.\n\nA visibly surprised Ms Goldberg replied: “Really?” Meanwhile, co-host Sunny Hostin reacted with: “Oh, interesting.”\n\nMs Eisen went on to explain that there is “a lot of upbeat sentiment from companies and from investors about policies that are helpful for growth, like deregulation.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe discussion then turned to Mr Trump’s controversial tariffs, which critics have long argued would spark inflation and economic instability.\n\nMs Hostin pressed Ms Eisen directly: “Do you think the tariffs are helpful for growth?”\n\nMs Eisen replied: \"The tariffs usually wouldn't be helpful for growth but they're not as bad as everybody expected.\"\n\n\nJoy Behar interjected to argue that tariffs “help rich people” and “don’t help poor people or middle-income people\", drawing applause from the studio audience.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Adil Ray gloats over Gorton and Denton as he disputes 'homophobic' labelling of Muslim voters\n  * Bafta warned BBC about John Davidson tic before broadcast as 'racial slur' saga takes new twist\n  * Alex Armstrong hails ‘great day for free speech’ after CPS lose Koran-burning appeal\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nBut Ms Eisen pointed out that predictions of economic collapse had not materialised.\n\n“When the tariffs were announced, everyone thought it would be massive inflation and the market and the economy would fall apart and it hasn't,” she said.\n\n“Some companies have absorbed it. You know what? They've never been more profitable right now, but they also like the tax bill.”\n\nAs the exchange grew more heated, Ms Hostin argued that market gains primarily benefit the wealthy, adding: “If you're wealthy, it's great. If you're middle class or under the middle class, it's not good at all.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMs Eisen suggested that wider participation in retirement savings schemes such as 401(k)s could give more Americans exposure to the markets, prompting Ms Hostin to respond that minimum wage workers often lack such access.\n\nWith tensions rising, Ms Goldberg stepped in to bring the conversation to a close.\n\n“Sorry about that, it's very rare that we get to sit with a financial person,” she said.\n\nClips of the exchange quickly circulated on social media, where viewers were sharply divided.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n“Truth has no place on that show,” one viewer wrote, while another said: “Goldberg just spews hatred for every topic regardless of the facts being true or not.”\n\nA third added: “How this show is even still on the air is really quite frightening.”\n\nA fourth commented: “The View is too dumb to know about the economy.”\n\nHowever, others sided with Ms Goldberg.\n\nOne viewer wrote: “You MAGA simps are really dense. What she cited about the stock market is true, but it was a deflection away from the pocketbook concerns of everyday Americans. Trump hasn't done squat to reverse their fortunes as the November midterm elections will make crystal clear.”\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Whoopi Goldberg humiliated as woke actress's Donald Trump claims brutally fact-checked by financial expert"
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