Whoopi Goldberg leaves “The View” table during impassioned criticism of Pete Hegseth

Main points

• Whoopi Goldberg gets up landscapeA list of hot topics during the passionate criticism of Pete Hegseth.

• “They threw that admiral under the bus,” Goldberg said of the revelation that an admiral allegedly ordered the deadly attack.

• “The buck stops with the secretary of defense,” Sonny Hostin added.

Whoopi Goldberg has a surprising change of pace, but he’s not falling apart arriveas she often does—— landscapeA list of trending topics during fierce criticism of Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth.

The EGOT-winning actress brought up a topic on Tuesday stemming from ongoing reports surrounding Sec. Hegseth’s actions are linked to ongoing deadly attacks on Venezuelan drug ships.

Goldberg noted that White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt confirmed previous speculation that a Donald Trump appointee “authorized Admiral Bradley” to launch a controversial attack on Sept. 2 that killed everyone on board, including two people who reportedly survived the initial attack, which panelist Sarah Haines on Monday morning likened to “outright murder.”

This 70-year-old man sister law The Star speculates that government officials continue to “blame the staff on that plane because they knew Pitt would be pardoned and therefore would not be held accountable for his actions that many claim were war crimes.”

Goldberg then paused the discussion and left his seat at the Hot Topics table to argue a point.

“This is what they do, look, look at this,” Goldberg said, rising from his chair. “See this? See that bus over there?” Goldberg then pointed and waved his arms.

“That’s the Admiral,” Sonny Hostin said, and Goldberg quipped, “They threw that Admiral under the bus.”

Hostin elaborated on this, stating: “The sad thing is, when you truly become a leader, you take responsibility and accountability for your wins and losses and all the decisions you make. That’s what true leadership is.”

On Monday’s show, Hostin expressed her feelings about why the move constitutes punishment for war crimes.

“I’m no expert on geopolitics, but as far as geopolitical laws go, you’re right, Sarah. That’s why those veterans explained that you don’t have to follow illegal orders,” Hostin commented. “What you’re supposed to do under international law, you’re supposed to treat these fighters as war criminals, prisoners of war, you’re supposed to give them asylum, you’re supposed to take care of them, and then you’re supposed to bring them to court. Instead, they killed them.”

Hostin also speculated, “That means the person who gave the order could be held accountable and jailed, which means the person who carried out the order, pulled the trigger, is also responsible and can be held accountable. Now, someone is serving their country, serving this country, as a patriot, maybe following an illegal order, and then they themselves could be court-martialed. Imagine that.”

In response to X seconds of controversy. “Our current operations in the Caribbean are legal under U.S. and international law, and all operations comply with the laws of armed conflict and are approved by the best military and civilian attorneys up and down the chain of command,” Heggs wrote.

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When reached for comment, the SEC said a spokesperson said. Heggs narrates entertainment weekly By email, “We have no information to provide you other than Minister Hegseth’s statement regarding X.”

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