Whoopi Goldberg had immoderate beardown words for Republican members of Congress who called retired President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address. The View host slammed members of the House, specified arsenic Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who called retired during the speech, during a “Hot Topic” treatment connected Wednesday, February 8.
MTG CALLS BIDEN A “LIAR” DURING SOTU SPEECH: As Pres. Joe Biden discussed Social Security successful his address, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called him a "liar" — #TheView co-hosts measurement in. https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/7P795t8Gpy
— The View (@TheView) February 8, 2023
During the State of the Union, the president spoke astir taxation plans that would necessitate billionaires to wage their just stock and mentioned a number of Republicans who person suggested allowing plans specified arsenic Medicare and Social Security to sunset successful caller economical plans. Republican representatives began booing astatine Biden, including Greene who was seen shouting, “Liar,” portion wearing a achromatic fur jacket. The president took the accidental to amusement that helium felt that those programs should beryllium protected. “So we each agree, Social Security and Medicare are disconnected the books,” helium said.
After speaking astir the moment, Whoopi said that Biden deserved much respect from his colleagues crossed the aisle, reminding them that determination weren’t immoderate vocal outbursts during immoderate of erstwhile President Donald Trump’s State of the Union addresses. “I perceive to radical say, ‘We request to find a amended mode to speech to each other,’ and past we spot each these adults lasting up, showing their behinds—as my parent would say—and indulging successful truly what is despicable behavior. You don’t person to similar what helium says, but you beryllium him the respect. He is the president,” she said. “We had to perceive to you cognize who and cipher yelled. Nobody said, ‘You’re a liar. You’re a moron.'”
Before changing topics, Whoopi called connected Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to beryllium stronger against members of his ain enactment to debar specified incidents going forward. “Get your enactment successful order, man,” she said.
Earlier successful the discussion, co-host Sunny Hostin also recalled erstwhile erstwhile President Barack Obama had a akin run-in with South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson in 2009. The congressman called out, “You lie,” portion Obama was giving a code astir wellness attraction reform. “Was it Joe Wilson who yelled astatine Obama? The deficiency of decorum that was shown had ne'er been shown before, and they made him apologize to the White House, and helium did so,” Sunny said. “I deliberation if Marjorie Taylor Greene yells ‘Liar’ astatine the President of the United States. She should apologize for it. I wonderment if Kevin McCarthy has the cojones to unit her to.”
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