'He doesn't care': Whoopi Goldberg bashes Trump for ignoring Americans' safety, needs, finances

The View’s co-host, Whoopi Goldberg, slammed President Donald Trump for prioritizing the Iran war over America’s financial situation. Reacting to the president's recent comments on not thinking about Americans' finances, the Academy Award-winning actress pointed out that he has ignored several key issues since he took office to focus solely on his agenda. 

Earlier this week, during the show's "Hot Topic" segment, the panel of hosts criticized Trump after he said he doesn’t think about America’s financial situation. Goldberg brought up the topic by discussing “bleak news” about the American economy, before playing the clip of the president, where a reporter asked to what extent the financial situation of Americans motivated him to push for a deal with Iran, to which he replied, “Not even a little bit.”

Goldberg then slammed the president, counting his failures. “He didn’t care about Americans’ healthcare when he let the ACA subsides expire, he didn’t care about American safety when he delayed payment to TSA agents for over 40 days, he didn’t care about his own supporters’ pleas for no more wars," she said. She then expressed that it wasn't surprising that now the president "doesn’t care that Americans can’t afford to feed their families”. 

The comments come as Americans are seriously questioning Trump's handling of key issues, such as inflation, which rose to a record high in April due to the impact of the Iran war.  A jump in the cost of gasoline and groceries pushed the consumer price index (CPI), showing the rate prices rose to 3.8%, the highest since May 2023, according to the BBC. At this point, several of Trump's supporters, who were promised by the president that there would be no more wars, are feeling what The Conversation describes as "voter's remorse". 

In the publication's survey of 1,000 adults recruited from an online panel maintained by YouGov, the self-identified Trump voters were asked about their choices, and it found that a growing number of them, especially moderates, African Americans, and young people, are experiencing voter’s remorse. Furthermore, about six in 10 Americans disapproved of Trump's handling of the war, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll. The survey found that a whopping 63% Americans blamed the president for high gas prices as well. Experts suggest that this frustration with Trump could make it tougher for the Republicans to retain seats in Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. 

Even White House officials are concerned with the public polling numbers on the economy and Trump. Citing sources, CBS News reported that private discussions have been held to forge new strategies to prevent GOP losses in the midterm elections. According to the report, senior aides, including chief of staff Susie Wiles and deputy chief of staff James Blair, are the ones who regularly brief the president on the latest voter sentiment.  Wiles has even repeatedly asked the Trump administration officials for ideas for initiatives to lower costs, the primary agenda and directive since the start of Trump's second term which has now been seemingly abandoned.