or
Sign in with lockrMail
BREAKING NEWS

Whoopi Goldberg Snaps At Cohost Meghan McCain After Ultimate Power Struggle On 'The View,' Both Issue On-Air Apologies

Whoopi Goldberg lost her cool on the Thursday, June 17, episode of The View when she and cohost Meghan McCain got into it while discussing former president Donald Trump and current president Joe Biden.

Article continues below advertisement

One of the Hot Topics of the day was Biden's confrontation with the media following his first face-to-face meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin at a historic summit in Geneva. Biden admitted he acted like a "wise guy" after harshly responding to a reporter and later apologized.

Article continues below advertisement

At the time of the chaotic encounter — as the media shouted over each other — CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins asked Biden what made him so "confident" that Putin will change his behavior.

Article continues below advertisement
whoopi goldberg snaps the view cohost meghan mccain president apologies ok
Source: The View/ABC
Article continues below advertisement

“I am not confident he will change his behavior. Where the hell … what do you do all the time? When did I say I was confident? … What I said was... Let’s get it straight, I said what will change their behavior is if the rest of the world reacts to them and it diminishes their standing in the world," Biden angrily responded. "I am not confident of anything. I am just stating the facts.”

Article continues below advertisement

Collins pushed back on Biden's response, reiterating that Putin hasn't changed in the past and his current actions don't show any signs of improvement either. "So how does that account to a constructive meeting, as President Putin put it?" she asked, which led Biden to respond: “If you don’t understand that, you are in the wrong business,” per Poyntor.

Article continues below advertisement
Article continues below advertisement

He later apologized to Collins as he was getting ready to board Air Force One to return to Washington. "I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy for the answer I gave," Biden insisted. However, he continued to bash the media, saying one apparently has to have a negative view on life to be a good reporter.

Article continues below advertisement

While discussing the altercation and Biden's subsequent apology, Sara Haines praised the reporter on her ability to challenge the president. She called Collins' efforts "journalism at its best." McCain also applauded the CNN reporter, noting that her ability to stand up against a world leader was a "career-defining moment for her."

Article continues below advertisement

However, things took a turn after Joy Behar emphasized that Trump never apologized to a reporter for being unkind.

Article continues below advertisement
whoopi goldberg snaps the view cohost meghan mccain president apologies ok
MORE ON:
Meghan McCain

Want OK! each day? Sign up here!

Article continues below advertisement

McCain insisted that the former president's behavior does not lessen Biden's when he should also be faulted. "Just because Trump was so bad, it doesn't absolve Biden's bad behavior. What he just did was 100% Trumpy. And I think I would just like some intellectual consistency," she told her cohosts.

Article continues below advertisement
Article continues below advertisement

McCain insisted that everybody would be up in arms if Trump reacted to a reporter the same way Biden had just done. Biden spouted "off at [Kaitlin] in a way that I found unbecoming and ridiculous, but to do it in a foreign country," McCain scoffed. The mother-of-one continued to throw shade at Biden, pointing out that he continued to complain about negative press even after he apologized.

Article continues below advertisement

Goldberg chimed in with her opinion, noting: "The thing that I never saw Trump do is apologize to anybody." She then acknowledged that people sometimes snap and are rude to others accidentally.

Article continues below advertisement

"With all due respect, I don't care," McCain said cutting her off, as Goldberg continued to speak. "Let me just finish what I'm saying," the 65-year-old requested.

Article continues below advertisement

"With all due respect, I don't care if he's apologizing. He just embarrassed himself," McCain said of Biden. "I don't care that you don't care," Goldberg seethed. "Just hear what I'm saying."

Article continues below advertisement

McCain angrily responded: "Well, I don't care that you don't care," to which Goldberg replied: "Well then good, Meghan. You can be how you always are."

Article continues below advertisement

"You be how you always are," McCain clapped back. Both cohosts seemed to allude that neither one is willing to ever take another standpoint into consideration. Watch the segment below.

Article continues below advertisement

When the show returned from break, Goldberg apologized for her actions, admitting that was not how she wants to behave at work. McCain apologized as well.

More From OK! Magazine

    Opt-out of personalized ads

    © Copyright 2024 OK!™️. A DIVISION OF MYSTIFY ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK INC. OK! is a registered trademark. All rights reserved. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Offers may be subject to change without notice.