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01.02.2022 / 21:45
Whoopi Goldberg Opens 'The View' by Addressing Her Remarks on the Holocaust: 'It Was About Race'
Whoopi Goldberg regrets her controversial remarks about the Holocaust, saying on Tuesday's episode of that she «misspoke» but that «words matter.»The 66-year-old talk show host issued her remarks at the top of the show, which also included the guest appearance of Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, who offered Goldberg and 's audience more insight about the subject. «Yesterday on our show, I misspoke,» said Goldberg in reference to Monday's remarks that triggered outrage after saying «the Holocaust isn't about race.» «I said something that I feel a responsibility for not leaving unexamined, because my words upset so many people, which was never intentional and I understand why now. For that, I'm deeply grateful.