Whoopi Goldberg stops audience from booing Ted Cruz before his appearance on The View
On a September 9, 2026 episode of ABC's "The View," co-host Whoopi Goldberg cut off audience boos that erupted when she announced upcoming guest Sen. Ted Cruz. Goldberg invoked the show's co-creator Barbara Walters and told the audience to be respectful. Cruz appeared on the show to promote his new book about Justice Clarence Thomas and was also scheduled to speak at the first-ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Both outlets report the same exchange nearly verbatim; the Washington Times adds audience groaned again later and convention attendance discord context Breitbart also includes but more briefly.
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“Whoopi Goldberg cuts off audience boos before Ted Cruz's 'View' visit”
“Whoopi Goldberg Stops Audience From Booing Mention of Ted Cruz”
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When Cruz later graded Trump's handling of the economy an A, the audience groaned again
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