Overview
- During a Nov. 3 segment on The View about President Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, Whoopi Goldberg joked that Trump used an autopen to sign Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s pardon.
- Co-host Sunny Hostin handed Goldberg a card to read on-air stating, “We don’t know if Trump used an autopen to pardon,” prompting Goldberg to reply, “It was a joke.”
- Goldberg read the note, tore it up, and said the clarification was “ridiculous,” arguing that viewers should recognize comedic nuance versus factual assertions.
- Hostin followed the clarification by noting, “but we do know that he didn’t know who that crypto guy was,” reflecting Trump’s on-air admission in the 60 Minutes interview.
- Page Six, citing the Daily Mail, reported the note originated with The View’s production team, and as of Nov. 4 there has been no additional on-air correction or formal action by ABC.