Whoopi Goldberg has come under fire for saying she has to “work for a living.”
The “View” co-host was slammed online for comparing herself to working- and middle-class Americans who are having a “hard time” in the current economic climate.
“I appreciate that people are having a hard time. Me too. I work for a living,” Goldberg said on Tuesday during a segment on Donald Trump’s presidential election win.
“If I had all the money in the world, I would not be here, OK? So, I’m a working person.”
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9 The TV personality, 69, then went on to share how her family has been struggling amid rising inflation in the US.
“My kid has to feed her family. My great-granddaughter has to be fed by her family. I know it’s hard out there,” Goldberg added.
Afterward, viewers sounded off on social media, calling the EGOT winner “out of touch.”
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9 “Whoopi Goldberg claims she’s a ‘working class American’ and that her family currently knows the struggles of affording groceries.. She has a net worth of $45 MILLION. 🤦️🤦️,” one person claimed on X.
“She’s got to be one of the most tone deaf celebrities I’ve ever seen. I truly don’t know how anyone genuinely watches this lady except to mock her,” another user wrote.
“If she’s working class, I’m starving class,” a third person chimed in.
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9 “All these overpaid actors are completely out of touch with reality. ,” another netizen added.
“ when is the last time she went into a grocery store lol,” a fifth person quipped.
Goldberg’s comments about having a “hard time” come after she faced backlash for calling grocers “pigs” last week.
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