“When Maher and Gutfeld Roasted the Queen: Whoopi Goldberg’s Public Meltdown and Fall From Grace”

For years, Whoopi Goldberg sat atop the daytime TV throne, wielding sarcasm and smug certainty like a scepter on The View. But all queens eventually face their reckoning—and Whoopi’s may have just arrived in the form of a two-man wrecking crew: Bill Maher and Greg Gutfeld.

It started, as these things often do, with a quote too absurd to ignore. Goldberg—never one to shy away from hyperbole—casually claimed that the Holocaust wasn’t “about race.” This wasn’t her first questionable hot take, but it was the one that lit a match under an already smoldering pile of contradictions. ABC suspended her for two weeks. The backlash was swift. But the knockout punch came later—when Maher and Gutfeld decided enough was enough.

Enter Bill Maher: The Disillusioned Liberal with Razor-Edge Logic

Bill Maher, HBO’s longtime liberal firebrand turned critic of wokeness, didn’t just critique Whoopi—he dissected her. With the precision of a scalpel and the blunt force of truth, Maher called out what many were thinking: “Stop calling this karma. There is no karma. There’s just consequence—and sometimes, hilarious irony.”

Maher didn’t stop at her Holocaust comments. He roasted The View itself, calling it a place where every opinion is tolerated—so long as it aligns with a specific narrative. “It’s called The View, not The Facts,” he quipped, before warning that the real danger isn’t conservative censorship, but liberal groupthink disguised as moral superiority.

Maher, a lifelong liberal, has increasingly become the canary in the progressive coal mine—calling out the absurdity of modern identity politics and cancel culture. And with Whoopi’s gaffe, he saw the perfect storm: hypocrisy, historical ignorance, and arrogant defiance.

Then Came Gutfeld: The Comedic Chainsaw

If Maher was the surgeon, Greg Gutfeld was the sledgehammer. With a mischievous glint in his eye and zero patience for sanctimony, Gutfeld turned Whoopi into a nightly punchline. “Hell’s DMV,” he called The View. “Those hens get to say stupid stuff for an hour, and then I get to say stupid stuff for an hour—except on purpose.”

But this time, it wasn’t just jokes. Gutfeld addressed Goldberg’s outrageous comparison of the Trump administration to the Taliban. “The Taliban throw acid in girls’ faces for going to school,” he deadpanned. “Yeah, totally the same as defunding Planned Parenthood.”

Gutfeld’s style isn’t to argue point by point. He annihilates with ridicule. And in this case, it worked. Whoopi wasn’t just challenged—she was exposed. Her moral grandstanding collapsed under the weight of her own contradictions, and Gutfeld made sure millions were laughing as it happened.

The Fallout: Whoopi’s Crown Starts to Crack

Once the queen of TV clapbacks, Goldberg found herself flustered, scrambling, and visibly shaken. Her usual defense—pretending she didn’t care—fell flat. Eye rolls and dramatic sighs no longer masked the fact that she’d become the very thing The View was designed to confront: a privileged voice insulated from consequence.

The internet lit up. Clips of Maher and Gutfeld’s roasts went viral. Hashtags like #WhoopiMeltdown and #ViewHypocrisy trended. Fans and critics alike began asking the uncomfortable question: Is Whoopi still the voice of reason, or just another talking head trapped in an echo chamber?

A Battle of Ideologies, Not Just Personalities

What makes this more than just a roast session is the symbolism. Bill Maher, representing classical liberalism, and Greg Gutfeld, the conservative disruptor, momentarily found common ground—not in their politics, but in their shared disgust for the hypocrisy plaguing mainstream media.

Maher hasn’t gone right-wing. But he’s fed up with left-wing absurdity. Gutfeld hasn’t softened. But he’s proven that humor can hit harder than outrage. Together, they struck a chord with viewers who are sick of being lectured, guilted, and talked down to.

Whoopi: Still Standing, But Shaken

To be fair, Goldberg isn’t canceled—yet. She remains on The View, still drawing a paycheck and nodding solemnly as the table echoes the same talking points. But the aura of untouchability is gone. She’s no longer the wise matriarch of morning media. She’s just another celebrity who finally got called out—by people smart enough, sharp enough, and bold enough to do it publicly.

The Verdict

This wasn’t just a clapback. It was a cultural turning point. In the age of performative outrage and one-sided debates, Maher and Gutfeld reminded America what a real roast looks like—and why nobody, not even Whoopi Goldberg, is above being held accountable.