‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg slams Trump’s $5K baby bonus proposal to tackle declining birth rates

Whoopi Goldberg criticized Donald Trump’s proposal to offer a $5,000 bonus to mothers who have children as a means to address declining birth rates
UPDATED APR 24, 2025
Whoopi Goldberg was ‘insulted’ by Trump-backed $5,000 baby bonus (Getty Images)
Whoopi Goldberg was ‘insulted’ by Trump-backed $5,000 baby bonus (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The Donald Trump administration is reportedly weighing a proposal to offer Americans $5,000 to have more children.

During the Wednesday, April 23 episode of 'The View', host Whoopi Goldberg immediately criticized the idea.



 

'The View' hosts clash as Whoopi Goldberg blasts Donald Trump's $5,000 baby bonus

Whoopi Goldberg used a mocking tone to introduce the topic, signaling her frustration, and made it clear she saw the proposal as out of touch with the real-world costs of childbirth and raising a child.

Whoopi Goldberg attends the AMI - Alexandre Mattiussi Menswear Fall-Winter 2025/2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
Whoopi Goldberg attends the AMI - Alexandre Mattiussi Menswear Fall-Winter 2025/2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 22, 2025, in Paris, France (Francois Durand/Getty Images)

Speaking on the show, Goldberg said, “I am incredibly insulted by this, because they clearly, they don’t know how women’s bodies work, and they don’t know what it costs to raise a child, or just have a child.”

She continued, “$5,000? I don’t know what $5,000 is supposed to do. And it’s not even $5,000, because you have to cut it in half because you got to pay taxes on it. So they’re offering you $2,500 to have a baby.”

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed out that the exact tax amount would vary depending on the person’s tax bracket and said she supported the idea.

She added that “some money was better than no money,” to which Goldberg responded firmly, “No, not in this case. No,” per The Wrap.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07: Alyssa Farah Griffin attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
Alyssa Farah Griffin attends the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

Whoopi Goldberg highlights past cuts to food aid and child protection under Donald Trump administration

Whoopi Goldberg then shifted focus to past funding cuts made under the Trump administration.

“$1 billion in funding for schools and food banks, to buy food, was cut,” she stated. “Withdrew funding for investigating child sexual abuse and internet crimes against children, cut. Fired the entire staff running a program to help low-income households pay their heating and cooling bills. Now, these families already exist!”

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 28: U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is headed to Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida for the weekend. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on March 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump is headed to Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida, for the weekend (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

She argued that offering a bonus to increase the birth rate would only make sense if the government didn’t cut programs that help families already raising children.

“If you want people to have children, you have to not scare them by cutting all these programs that they may need,” Goldberg added.

Whoopi Goldberg rejects idea of being paid to have children

Before the segment ended, Whoopi Goldberg circled back to how unrealistic the $5,000 incentive seemed in practice.

“I am insulted by that amount, because you can’t even go to the hospital for $5,000 for goodness sakes,” Goldberg said.

She also told Griffin, "I don't like the idea that somebody is saying I'm gonna pay you to have more kids."

Whoopi Goldberg attends Shorts: Animated Shorts Curated By Whoopi Goldberg during the 2022 Tribeca Festival at Village East Cinema on June 12, 2022 in New York City.
Whoopi Goldberg attends Shorts: Animated Shorts Curated By Whoopi Goldberg during the 2022 Tribeca Festival at Village East Cinema on June 12, 2022, in New York City (Getty Images)

She said, "My point is this administration seems to be telling people not to have [children]. She added, "Why not make sure that kids we already have, have a shot at good schooling?"

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