Following a weekend of protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles being escalated by the Trump administration sending in the National Guard, “The View” host and moderator Whoopi Goldberg wondered on Monday morning if the country is now experiencing “pure fascism.”
“What ever happened to states’ rights? I thought that was what you do,” she said, kicking off the day’s Hot Topics. “Because you tell the state ‘This is what we’re thinking of doing,’ you know, you don’t just send people in. You don’t just send troops in.”
Each of the hosts agreed, and as the conversation progressed, Whoopi also called out Trump’s reinstated travel ban.
“None of the countries that are on this ‘you can’t come in here’ list seem to have done anything of note to keep them from coming in,” she said. “So, what is it? Are we about state’s rights? Are we about keeping people in or out? Are you out because you got here in a different way, because you fled the nation you live in?”
“So what is it? Is this just pure fascism that’s happening?” she added. “Is this what’s going on?”
Indeed, California governor said on Monday morning that the state will be suing the Trump administration for sending in the National Guard to these protests, which were largely peaceful up until their arrival, and argued that the president “flamed the fires.” For their part, the hosts of “The View” agreed there too.
“When you go into the donut shop to look for people, and you’re dressed in tactical gear, you’re creating an issue,” Whoopi said. “You’re creating a problem.”
Host Sunny Hostin concurred, noting that sending in the National Guard should be a last resort, and a means of protecting US citizens, not attacking protestors and journalists.
“There’s a very big, stark demarcation of military troops and law enforcement, public law enforcement, civilian law enforcement,” Hostin said. “And you are — an army turned inside to police its citizens can cause chaos and fascism.”
“If you’re telling me, as an American, I can’t protest; if you’re telling me that I can’t come here and try to stay because I’m afraid to go back to my country, that doesn’t sound like America to me,” Whoopi finished.
“The View” airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.
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