Whoopi Goldberg lectures Democrats over infighting about leadership, warns 'get your stuff together'
"The Democrats need to get their stuff together and we don’t need to know your business," she said.
Key points
- "This is my two cents," Goldberg said, after the show played several clips of Democrats discussing their leadership opinions.
- That’s normal." Goldberg issued a warning to Democrats last week after the party swept in the midterm elections and will take back control of the House and the Senate in January.
- At the same time, Democrats just elected a younger, more restless coalition, so the old leadership should expect to be questioned.
"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg admonished congressional Democrats on Tuesday over their public debate about whether to support Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as party leaders.
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- All of you." HOUSE PASSES SENATE DHS FUNDING BILL AFTER JOHNSON REVERSES COURSE ON 76-DAY SHUTDOWN STANDOFF Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin predicted Jeffries would become the next House speaker and said only the "far left" was questioning his leadership.
- If members think he should go, say why, vote, and move on." However, Schroff said, "At the same time, ‘stop the infighting’ cannot become code for ‘nobody challenges the old guard.’" "Of course Schumer deserves credit for some of these wins and the overall strategy," he continued.
- "You can kvetch at each other after you take care of the people’s business." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE During Tuesday's episode, Goldberg said she didn't want to know their "business," and didn't want to hear them fighting.
- My fear is you get someone in that’s new, that doesn’t really know what they’re doing, doesn’t know how to deal with Trump, doesn’t know how to build a consensus." Several incoming Democratic senators have said they will not support Schumer for party leader, including Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton and Sen.-elect Troy Jackson.
- I want to know what all of you are, all of you Democrats, what are your plans for the first 100 days?
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