Whoopi Goldberg lit a rhetorical match on Tuesday’s episode of The View, echoing the tone of Hillary Clinton’s infamous “What difference, at this point, does it make?” moment—this time in defense of former President Joe Biden, whose cognitive fitness has again come under a searing national spotlight.
The outburst came as the panel discussed Original Sin, the explosive new book by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios journalist Alex Thompson, which lays out in stark detail the hidden decline of Biden’s mental and physical faculties during his final years in office. The book’s claims are based on interviews with insiders, many of whom remained silent until long after Biden left the White House.
Whoopi decries the American people learning Democrats lied to them about Biden's health:
"Why is this important to know now?!"
Joy Behar tries to distract from the fact she and the cast took part in the coverup by manically ranting about "Trump's atrocities." pic.twitter.com/VLhiOV2Oa7— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 20, 2025
But for Goldberg, the timing of the revelations appeared to be the greater offense. “Why is this important to know now?” she demanded, her tone bristling with exasperation. Dismissing the authors’ use of anonymous sources, she questioned why these voices didn’t come forward while Biden was still in power. Then, in what sounded eerily familiar to Clinton’s Benghazi-era outburst, she added, “It just seems to me, you know, we got a lot of stuff to be concerned about at the moment.”
This defense sparked immediate tension on the panel. Alyssa Farah Griffin, former Trump communications director, pushed back sharply: “If we say we support a free press, we can’t suddenly attack the press when we don’t like what it’s reporting.”
The irony of Goldberg’s stance—blaming the timing of the facts rather than confronting their substance—was not lost on viewers, particularly those who’ve watched Democrats lean heavily on anonymous sources in other political contexts.
Alyssa Farah Griffin calls out the cast for claiming "We stand with journalists, we stand with the free press," then hypocritically turning on them when they expose Democrats.
Behar starts shouting about people at CNN writing books: "When did CNN become a place to hawk your… pic.twitter.com/lPcZeuwZ5d— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 20, 2025
Even Sara Haines, often seen as more moderate, acknowledged the gravity of the Robert Hur audio—the now-infamous interview tape in which Biden struggled to remember basic events, including the year his son Beau died. But again, Goldberg brushed this off, referring to Biden’s lapses as “a little stumble, a little rumbly.”
The core question raised by Goldberg’s reaction isn’t just about Biden—it’s about accountability. Should the timing of revelations excuse the content? And should the American public be told the full truth only when it's too late to do anything about it? The discussion exposed a raw nerve in the ongoing debate over media integrity, political loyalty, and the limits of partisan defense.