Another day, another Whoopi Goldberg walk-back segment. This time, she’s clarifying her comments about ICE agents.
On Monday, ‘The View’ co-hosts were discussing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents when Goldberg said that the Trump administration had promised to go after violent criminal illegal aliens, but “the violent criminals seem to be in the agency.”
Watch:
Whoopi Goldberg on ICE: “Nobody wants this. This is not what you said they were gonna be doing. You said you were going after the bad guys, the violent criminals. And what does it turn out? The violent criminals seem to be in the agency.” pic.twitter.com/1vKT9fmLtb
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) January 12, 2026
“Nobody wants this. This is not what you said they were going to be — this is the thing, you said you were going after the bad guys,” Goldberg said, appearing to refer to President Donald Trump with her statements. “That’s what you said, the violent criminals. And what does it turn out? The violent criminals seem to be in the agency.”
It seems that Goldberg knew what she said was going to be inflammatory, especially given current tensions, and immediately after coming back from commercial break, she sought to walk back and clarify her previous statement.
Watch:
(Video Credit: The View)
“Before folks gather around and say, ‘Oh! She’s accusing all of the folks at ICE of being criminals!’ That is not what I’m doing. And just so I’m clear, it feels sometimes that there is no one watching the hen house. OK? So before y’all start blowing it into all kinds of other stuff, just know that it’s nuanced speaking,” she said.
“I think you meant the lack of accountability because you’ve had nine shootings by ICE agents against various people. We haven’t heard much reporting on it, and no one has been held accountable, and we don’t know the status of the investigation. So that does feel like there is a lack of accountability and transparency,” Sunny Hostin chimed in.
“You are very kind, and I appreciate that,” Goldberg smiled before moving on.
X users responded to the clip:
All illegals are being deported. That’s the law.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 13, 2026
I think it’s time for Whoopi to leave the US. If anyone is to blame it’s the people responsible for allowing all these people to enter the US illegally in the first place. That is FACT. By the way, the majority do want this. Would love to know where the @TheView outrage was when… pic.twitter.com/1kVwv7wVuI
— Kim Boulahanis (@KimmieBTampa) January 13, 2026
The left don’t even let the agents go after the bad guys because they assume every illegal is a hard working innocent father and mother, like dawg lol
— Tone (@RunawayGodX) January 12, 2026
“nobody wants this.”
Was she talking about The View?
— Tyler ✳️ (@PurpleViking403) January 13, 2026
Whoopi Goldberg is a cartoon character.
— Scott Chinsota (@JamesHu36571671) January 12, 2026
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