Whoopi Goldberg Fires Back at Nikki Haley’s Claim U.S. Was ‘Never Racist’

Nikki Haley mentioned America has by no means been a racist nation — however Whoopi Goldberg would beg to vary … and she or he’s able to listing the ugly receipts that show the precise reverse.

The speak present host tackled this subject on “The View” Wednesday — this a day after the Republican presidential candidate went on FOX Information to rebuke the notion that America is a racist nation … however in the identical breath, denied the U.S. has ever that drawback.

In fact, that is a ridiculous assertion … and simply factually flawed. Not solely did we’ve slaves on this nation for a very good lengthy whereas — however America was a segregated nation by way of a lot of the twentieth century as nicely. Primary historical past … however NH appears to be making an attempt to blur it.

Welp, Whoopi wasn’t having any of Haley’s obfuscation … and she or he unloaded on her in no unsure phrases in an impassioned speech as she was intro’ing this subject on the desk.

Try what she has to say for your self — she says all of the lynching of Black folks through the years wasn’t carried out by them … however by racist Individuals, and you may inform she’s outraged by Haley’s try and downplay this nation’s previous.

The rationale this newest slip-up from her stands out is the truth that only recently recommended the Civil War was not really about slavery — one thing she tried to make clear after the actual fact … however raised a whole lot of eyebrows when she mentioned it.

Issues did not get higher when she additional tried distancing herself from these remarks at a Republican city corridor … using the old “I have Black friends” line to defend herself.