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With President Biden back from his trip to Saudi Arabia to beg for oil (instead of increasing domestic production like his predecessor), the cast of ABC’s The View (with the exception of Sunny Hostin) manned the ramparts to defend him from those on the left who decried his fist bump greeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). As part of this defense, co-host Whoopi Goldberg suggested the overturning of Roe v. Wade meant the U.S. opposed women just like Saudi Arabia.
After giving a recap of the controversy at the top of the show, Goldberg lamented Biden’s trip and how unfortunate it was that the U.S. needed to interact with the Saudis. “We say we're not going to talk to these people, we're not going to do it, and then suddenly, you're having to figure out how you converse with them because you've got to deal with them,” she said.
She then defended Biden by taking the swipe at America, suggesting we oppress women. She even admitted the statement was written by “someone” else and was “handed” to her to “read."
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