- Whoopi Goldberg told her View cohosts that they “bought into” a “fake” feud between Donald Trump, Elon Musk.
- “It’s not fake,” former Trump associate Alyssa Farah Griffin said. “You’re giving him too much credit.”
- Trump and Musk sparred on social media over political developments.
The View‘s Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t trust Donald Trump — even when he’s feuding with his 2024 presidential election ally Elon Musk.
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On Monday’s live show, the Oscar-winning Ghost actress held firm in her belief that Trump’s recent headline-making clash with Musk — the billionaire who helped Trump win the race against Vice President Kamala Harris — isn’t real.
“In this fight, my money is on Donald Trump, though, because he clapped back and said he’ll go after Elon’s Pentagon contracts,” former Trump associate and current conservative View cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin said during a Hot Topics discussion about the feud, which prompted Goldberg to push back against her.
“I love that y’all bought into it,” the 69-year-old said.
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‘The View’ cohosts debate Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump feud.
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Griffin countered, looking toward Goldberg as she stressed, “It’s not fake,” with the actress hitting back when she repeated, “I do believe it’s fake. Yes, I do. It’s too strategic.”
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The Republican panelist said she felt that Goldberg was “giving him too much credit” in assuming that he’d concocted his feud with Musk — an assertion Goldberg staunchly opposed.
“No, no, no. I just feel like, oh, suddenly everybody’s upset about stuff. I’m sorry, no,” Goldberg replied. “This is another distraction to keep us talking — not about the stuff we’re talking about, but the stuff they want us to. I’m not buying it. I’m not buying it because they lie.”
She finished, “I don’t believe anything they say anymore because they’ve shown themselves not to be the most trustworthy people you want.”
Late last week, Trump and Musk sparred over the former’s proposed “big beautiful bill,” with Musk taking issue over the proposed bill’s impact on the federal deficit.
In response, Musk claimed that Trump’s administration withheld information indicating that Trump was mentioned in records related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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In a subsequent interview with Theo Von, Vice President JD Vance responded to the claim, saying, “Donald Trump didn’t do anything wrong with Jeffrey Epstein.”
When reached for comment on Goldberg’s assessment and Musk’s claim that Trump was associated with Epstein, the White House press team provided Entertainment Weekly with an unrelated statement from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
The statement indicated that Trump “will continue the important mission of cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from our federal government,” though it did not answer EW’s inquiries directly.
EW has additionally reached out to representatives for Musk for comment.
The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC.
