'the View' Hosts Have Fierce Clash Over Middle East, Whoopi Goldberg Compares U.s. To Iran

"The View" co-hosts fought fiercely during a chat astir nan Middle East connected Wednesday arsenic co-host Whoopi Goldberg compared surviving successful nan United States to Iran, receiving pushback from Alyssa Farah Griffin. 

"Let’s retrieve nan Iranians propulsion cheery group disconnected buildings. They don’t person basal quality rights," Griffin said, arsenic she and co-host Sara Haines based on they weren't going to "defend a violent nation," Iran.

The co-hosts discussed nan conflict betwixt Israel and Iran arsenic fighting betwixt nan 2 continues. Co-host Sunny Hostin ripped Israel earlier during nan chat for preemptively striking Iran, calling nan move forbidden nether world law. Goldberg pushed backmost and invoked historical racism against Blacks successful nan United States.

"Let’s not do that, because if we commencement pinch that, we person been known successful this state to necktie cheery folks to nan car. Listen, I'm sorry, they utilized to conscionable support hanging Black people," Goldberg insisted arsenic Griffin pushed backmost and said nan situations weren't comparable.

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg compares U.S. to Iran during fiery conflict connected nan ABC show.  (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)

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Griffin said, "In nan twelvemonth 2025 successful nan United States, is thing for illustration if I measurement ft wearing this outfit into Iran correct now." 

"It is nan same," Goldberg said. "Murdering personification for their quality is not bully whoever does it." 

Griffin reiterated her constituent and repeated that surviving successful nan U.S. successful 2025 was "very different" than surviving successful Iran. 

"Not if you're Black," Goldberg insisted and Hostin added, "not for everybody."

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Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin spar connected "The View" connected June 18, 2025. (ABC / Screenshot)

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Goldberg said that nan U.S. was nan top state successful nan world but said group were worried astir their kids being shot. 

"Nobody wants to diminish nan very existent problems we person successful this country. That's nary one's intention, but I deliberation it's important to retrieve that location are places overmuch darker than this country, and group who merit rights," Griffin said. 

Goldberg pushed backmost again and said, "Not everybody feels that way," earlier stating Black group efficaciously weren't allowed to ballot until 1965. 

Smoke rises aft an detonation successful Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's superior early Friday, pinch explosions booming crossed Tehran. (Getty)

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"They don’t person free and adjacent elections successful Iran. It’s not moreover nan aforesaid universe," Griffin argued. 

An exasperated Goldberg astatine 1 constituent said location was nary measurement for her to make her understand her argument. 

Hostin, who called retired Israel passim nan exchange, said angrily astatine different point, "I want to opportunity this truthful that I don't get a bunch of dislike mail."

"Criticism of nan Israeli authorities is not antisemitic, okay? I’m criticizing Benjamin Netanyahu, I americium criticizing Israel. I’m not an antisemite. Under world criminal law, what is happening is now is not legal. That’s nan bottommost line," she said.