"Did ya'll really think we weren't gonna talk about Jimmy Kimmel? Whoopi Goldberg said as she opened up the show. She explained that the panel was waiting for Kimmel to address the suspension on his own ahead of Thursday's The View, and Friday's show was on tape. On Monday, the panel of Goldberg, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin was ready to speak out against Kimmel's suspension, but stopped short of attacking their own network."
"You know, freedom of speech undergirds our democracy and our founders were clear on that, Hostin said. Our founders drafted the First Amendment to specifically protect the rights of citizens to criticize the government. Thomas Jefferson in particular said the citizens must be able to criticize officials because, quote, they will try to impose their thinking and modes of thinking on others,' unquote."
"No, it's not up to Brendan Carr, Goldberg said. It is not up to him. I don't understand how you are the man in charge of the nation and you still don't understand how the First Amendment works. Goldberg then motioned for Hostin, the panel's lone lawyer, to explain."
Whoopi Goldberg opened the program by announcing the panel would address Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and explained the hosts had waited for Kimmel to respond because a recent episode had been pre-taped. The panel criticized President Trump's suggestion that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr could pull network licenses over unfavorable coverage. Goldberg rejected that idea and questioned the president's understanding of the First Amendment. Sunny Hostin emphasized that freedom of speech undergirds democracy and protects citizens' rights to criticize government, citing Thomas Jefferson. Ana Navarro likened the threats to authoritarian tactics and urged people to stand up.
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