Whoopi Defends Tearing Down Lincoln Statues, Says Jim Crow ‘Reinstated’

Nicholas Fondacaro | March 2, 2023
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How against Republicans is ABC’s Whoopi Goldberg? Well, during Thursday’s edition of The View she defended radical leftists tearing down and defacing statues of President Abraham Lincoln, the Republican president who released the slaves from their Democratic masters. She also declared, without evidence, that Mississippi was “reinstating Jim Crow” and bringing back lynching.

The spark that set Goldberg off was liberal comedian Bill Maher ripping wokeism and denouncing those on the left who took things “too far” and had a problem with Lincoln. “Abraham Lincoln was not a controversial figure among liberals. We liked him. Now they take his name off schools and tear down his statues. Really, Lincoln isn't good enough for you?” he said in disbelief via a soundbite from CNN.

Following the clip, Goldberg immediately had an attitude. She then proceeded to mischaracterize a famous Lincoln statue series that showed a slave rising after Lincoln broke the shackles and defended their removal.

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