During a fiery segment of The View’s March 25 episode, moderator Whoopi Goldberg didn’t hold back as she took aim at former Trump administration officials following the leak of a group chat that reportedly revealed sensitive U.S. military plans.
The controversy stems from a recent exposé by The Atlantic, which reported that top national security officials under Donald Trump, including his former defense secretary, shared detailed plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen via a group text on a private messaging app.
Alarmingly, one of the chat participants was The Atlantic‘s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, who disclosed the contents in his report.
According to The Atlantic, the leaked messages discussed operational plans for attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The texts reportedly included sensitive information such as target locations, the types of weapons to be used, and the precise order of strikes.
The segment on The View began with co-host Sunny Hostin pointing out the bizarre use of emojis in the chat—specifically the American flag and fire emoji—which underscored the casual and inappropriate tone of the conversation.
Former White House communications director and current co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin expressed shock at the lack of professionalism shown by high-ranking national security officials. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” she said, visibly baffled by the informality of the exchange.
Whoopi Goldberg: “Even I Could Do a Better Job Than This”
As the panel discussed the leaked screenshots, Goldberg delivered one of the episode’s most memorable lines.
“I can’t. The whole thing—I can’t,” she said with a laugh. “Even I could do a better job than this.”
She continued, slamming the recklessness of sending classified material over a group text: “I would at least know not to send classified stuff because ‘bad characters’ can see it. Even I know that! I mean, come on. And here y’all are fooling around, doing the emojis.”
Her comments drew laughter from the rest of the panel and the live studio audience, highlighting the absurdity of the situation.
