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On Wednesday’s episode of The View, the co-hosts engaged in a lively political discussion, focusing on Elon Musk’s relationship with the government through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Sunny Hostin questioned the ethics of this involvement, while Whoopi Goldberg expressed confusion over Musk’s priorities.
Goldberg argued that if Musk truly aimed to bolster the American economy, he would focus on marketing Teslas to government employees and Social Security recipients, rather than showcasing vehicles to Donald Trump at the White House. She implied Musk’s motivations were “totally different” and “very alien” to her, criticizing his approach to government spending. “I don’t understand how you can come in and say we need to trim all this fat and not do the work to figure out where the fat is,” she stated.
Joy Behar then attempted a joke about Trump purchasing a SpaceX rocket, but Goldberg quickly interjected, cutting Behar off before she could finish. This humorous moment came just days after SpaceX’s latest test launch failure.