Whoopi Goldberg clashes with View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin after claiming life in US is as bad as Iran

Whoopi Goldberg is facing backlash after some pointed remarks about the US and Iran this week.On Wednesday morning, during the latest episode of “The View,” Goldberg appeared to claim that life in the US is just as bad as it is in Iran during a heated clash with her co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin.The argument began as the panel, which also included co-hosts Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines, debated the correct course of action the US should take as the conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate in the Middle East.“Let’s just remember, too, the Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings,” Griffin, 36, said.“They don’t adhere to basic human rights or international law.”It was then that Goldberg, 69, pushed back and suggested that the US was no better than Iran when it came to the country’s treatment of “gay folks” and “Black people.”“Let’s not do that, because if we start with that, we have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car,” she charged, adding that the US “used to just keep hanging Black people.”Griffin quickly fired back and insisted that the modern-day US is “nothing like” Iran.“The year 2025 in the United States is nothing like if I stepped foot wearing this outfit in Tehran right now,” she argued, referencing Iran’s capital.“Not if you’re Black,” Goldberg retorted after Griffin repeated her point that it’s different to live in America in 2025 versus Iran.“Uh, guys, don’t go to Tehran,” Griffin responded.

“Do not.No one at this table can go to Tehran.”Although Goldberg conceded that the US “is the greatest country in the world,” she also emphasized that there are still issues “Black people” face every day.“But every day, we are worried,” the comedian said.

“Do we have to be worried about our kids? Are their kids going to get shot because they’re running through somebody’s neighborhood?”“They are not big deals,” she added, �...