Whoopi Goldberg threatens to ‘punch somebody’ if she hears more Republican ‘thoughts and prayers’
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg threatened to "punch somebody" if she heard any more Republicans talking about their hearts being broken over the Tuesday school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg threatened to "punch somebody" if she heard any more Republicans talking about their hearts being broken over the Tuesday school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
During the opening segment of Wednesday's show, the liberal co-host declared she couldn't take any more "thoughts and prayers," and that those offering them would have "done something" if they truly cared.
During the May 25, 2022 episode of "The View," co-host Whoopi Goldberg threated to "punch somebody" if she heard more Republican "thoughts and prayers" following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. (Screenshot/ABC)
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Goldberg began the segment by playing video clips of President Biden and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., reacting angrily to the shooting, which killed at least 21 people, including 19 students and two teachers after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered an elementary school with firearms late Tuesday morning.
The investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, and authorities have not yet identified a possible motive.
A state trooper walks past the Robb Elementary School sign in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
"What are we doing?" Goldberg asked after playing the clips. "Why are we always at square one with this?"
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"And I swear to God, if I see another Republican senator talk about their heart being broken I'ma go punch somebody!" she declared. "I can't take thoughts and prayers. If your thoughts and prayers were really with everybody, you'da done something by now."
People leave the Uvalde Civic Center following a shooting earlier in the day at Robb Elementary School, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
Later in the show, co-host Ana Navarro suggested Republicans redirect their "thoughts and prayers" elsewhere.
"I hope they roll up their little thoughts and prayers into a suppository and find what to do with it," she said.
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