Watch: Did Whoopi Get Cut Off for Unexpectedly Siding with Trump? Catch What She Says Right Before the Break

Did Whoopi Goldberg just align herself—if only briefly—with the MAGA crowd?

In a video shared on X this Tuesday, “The View” co-host offered a rare take on former President Donald Trump’s move to dismantle the Department of Education.

Typically critical of Trump, Goldberg’s comments this time caught viewers off guard. Not only did she veer from her usual stance, but what happened immediately after raised eyebrows.

As she began digging deeper into her surprising perspective, Goldberg was suddenly interrupted with a cue to go to commercial.

WARNING: The clip below contains language that may be offensive to some viewers.

“You know, they’re trying to take apart the Department of Education,” Goldberg began, which many assumed would segue into a sharp critique of Trump—as is standard fare for “The View.”

Instead, she offered a startling admission: “Maybe that is a good thing.”

That one line left both her co-hosts and the studio audience in stunned silence. It clearly wasn’t the reaction they expected.

She continued: “Maybe it will force us to make sure that our kids actually get what they need. Maybe it’ll force us to go to our state, and say, ‘listen, I want to make sure since you’re taking all this money from my taxes, I want to make sure that my kids get exactly what they need.’”

Rather than placing the responsibility solely on Washington, Goldberg pushed for localized accountability, saying, “I don’t have to wait for the government to do it. We can do it.”

Her point seemed to advocate for state-level control and parental involvement—ideas often echoed by small-government conservatives.

“This is in our hands and it’s going to be tough, and nobody wants to do it, because it’s a b****,” she added bluntly. “But you know what? If it comes down to your survival, this [is] what you’ve got to do. You’ve got to take care of [it].”

Then came the conveniently timed cutaway.

Just as Goldberg was gathering momentum, she announced: “And they’re telling me that we’re going to be right back.”

Sure, this might have been just another scheduled break—it is daytime TV, after all—but the timing was… curious.

After all, a leading liberal voice had just said out loud that maybe dismantling the Department of Education wasn’t such a bad idea.

Even more telling? The audience, usually quick to applaud, was noticeably quiet—managing only a brief round of claps right before the show cut to commercial.

Had the producers let the moment breathe, maybe viewers would’ve heard more of Goldberg’s unexpected agreement with Trump.

And that? Well, that might have ended in an applause break… for Trump.

Whether intentional or not, it's not hard to imagine a network wanting to avoid that exact scenario.