Whoopi Goldberg denies to engage with Trump supporters as they back someone who thinks ‘you don’t matter’

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Things got pretty heated on 'The View' recently when Whoopi Goldberg was not particularly amused with the idea of talking to Donald Trump's supporters.

On the Monday, February 17, episode of the ABC talk show, the Oscar-winning host made it clear that she is not interested in learning how to “talk” to Trump supporters, especially when they “support people who think you don’t matter in the country".

It all started when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin — a former Trump administration official who famously resigned after January 6 and voted for Kamala Harris in the last election — made a case for open dialogue with the president's base.

Heated exchange on 'The View'

Alyssa Farah Griffin has been trying to take a more moderate approach when discussing her former boss' policies—some of which she admitted to actually agreeing with.

With Trump’s second term underway, Alyssa argued that those who oppose him need to find common ground with his supporters — even on hot-button issues like the controversial Project 2025.

She insisted that meaningful conversations were necessary if people wanted to push back against Trump’s more extreme positions. But Whoopi wasn’t buying it, Mediaite reported.

Things got tense when the co-hosts tackled how to engage with Trump’s base. Ana Navarro kicked things off by saying that marginalized communities—Latinos, Arabs, women, African Americans, and the LGBTQ+ community—needed to band together because of Trump’s policies.

She put it bluntly: “Well, we all need to come together and show them that we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore.”

Alyssa, however, pushed back and argued that people needed to step out of their political bubbles.

“But people also have to get out of their echo chambers because like, everyone was like Project 2025, Project 2025. If you hated Project 2025 that worked for you, if you weren’t super clear, or you liked some parts of it, but not others. You have to–. Democrats have to be willing to go to uncomfortable spaces–," she said.

That’s when Whoopi jumped in. “I think this is beyond Democrats and Republicans," she said.

Alyssa agreed but doubled down on her point: “Yeah, you’re right, actually. And I don’t like the labels of all of this. I think most people are multifaceted and don’t just fit into one bucket, but you have to have conversations with people who disagree with you if you want to build coalitions to push back.”

She admitted that while she found some of Trump’s actions “dangerous” and “reckless", there were still policies she agreed with.

Whoopi Goldberg offers a tiny concession

“I think it’s—it’s hard to talk to people who support people who think you don’t matter in the country,” Whoopi Goldberg shot back.

Alyssa tried to clarify: “But it’s not supporting that person.”

Whoopi wasn’t budging: “No, no! No no! But when you support that person, it brings—.”

Alyssa explained: “But I don’t support that person. My point being that I don’t disagree with everything Trump is doing. So we have to be able to have conversations. But we do agree on these things. How can we all get together on those issues?”

Whoopi made it clear that Project 2025 was not something she saw as inclusive: “Now, I didn’t find anything of interest for me in Project 2025. I didn’t feel like this was geared to us as a nation. I felt it was geared to very specific folks, and that bothered the poo out of me.”

However, Whoopi did acknowledge the importance of talking—just not in the way Alyssa wanted.

After all the back-and-forth, she finally relented a little: “But I understand what you’re saying. And yeah, we do have to talk to each other. That’s the beauty.”