According to reports, ABC News president, Kim Godwin, has suspended Whoopi Goldberg from “The View” for her comments on race and the Holocaust.
During Monday’s episode, Whoopi made some comments that may have been hurtful to some of its viewers; she said, “Let’s be truthful about it because Holocaust isn’t about race. It’s not about race. It’s not about race. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man.”
Immediately after, co-host Ana Navarro challenged Whoopi adding, “But it’s about white supremacists going after Jews.”
Whoopi replied, “But these are two white groups of people. The minute you turn it into a race, it goes down this alley. Let’s talk about it for what it is. It’s how people treat each other. It doesn’t matter if you’re Black or white, Jews, it’s each other.”
On Tuesday, Whoopi appeared on the show, ready to give her apology, “Yesterday on the show I misspoke. [The Holocaust] is indeed about race because Hitler and the Nazis considered the Jews to be an inferior race. Now, words matter, and mine are no exception. I regret my comments, and I stand corrected. I also stand with the Jewish people.”
By then, it was too late; Godwin had announced Whoopi’s two-week suspension. “Effectively immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.”
She continued, “The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family, and communities.”
