“The View” audience gasps as Whoopi Goldberg suggests Donald Trump be jailed at Guantanamo Bay
The Oscar-winning actress also suggested that Alcatraz reopen after Sunny Hostin said Trump should be thrown "in the clink."
Donald Trump might not be in jail just yet, but The View ladies have already locked down where they'd like to see the former president serve time if he's convicted at the end of his ongoing legal battle.
Oscar-winning moderator Whoopi Goldberg asked her fellow panelists Tuesday morning which facility they'd like to see welcome Trump if he's sentenced to jail time in his hush money trial involving reported payments made to his alleged mistress Stormy Daniels, eliciting an enthusiastic reaction from both the cohosts and the studio audience.
"I think to prove a point, put him in the clink," legal expert Sunny Hostin said, prompting Goldberg to ask where Trump should be imprisoned. Hostin quickly responded by suggesting Rikers Island, a controversial New York City prison, while Goldberg floated the idea of reopening San Francisco's famed Alcatraz facility.
"That's number one is Rikers. But, I'm okay if he goes to Alcatraz and they reopen it. You know, what about Guantanamo Bay?" Goldberg said as she turned to the audience, which collectively gasped when she brought up the military detention center that was previously investigated for reported torture techniques.
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Whoopi Goldberg on 'The View' ; Donald Trump in courtAna Navarro joked that Guantanamo, located in Cuba, "would be close to [Trump's] Mar-a-Lago," meaning "Melania and come and visit" if he went there.
Trump's former communications staffer Alyssa Farah Griffin brought the conversation back to more serious matters, speculating that "even if he's not convicted, this could resonate with women" and sway the upcoming presidential election.
After Hostin read a legal note that stressed Trump "pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records and has denied ever having an affair with Stormy Daniels," Goldberg turned to the camera to deliver a final blow: "And that's what you do. You deny, deny, deny, lie lie lie, deny, deny, deny!"
The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET on ABC.
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