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The View Whoopi Goldberg's view of Donald Trump’s decision to award Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his State of the Union address. Whoopi wasn’t impressed by her co-host Meghan McCain’s rationale for why the president would give the controversial talk show host the award. On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg started things off by referencing Limbaugh’s recent announcement that he has advanced lung cancer before admitting she didn’t think he deserved the nation’s highest civilian honor. “You know, I am very sorry that Rush is ill, because you never want to wish bad stuff on people,” Goldberg said. “He has stage 4 cancer. But I’m sorry, I thought that the Medal of Freedom was supposed to go to people who actually did stuff.” Goldberg named a few people she thought were more deserving of the award, including Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who died last October. “I didn’t understand,” she said. “You’ve got a Tuskegee Airman si...

The View Mondays Hot Topics: McConnell Planning Speedy Trial “These senators are supposed to represent the people," says Sunny Hostin. "Why aren’t they representing the will of the majority of Americans? That’s the first step.” “I would never underestimate Mitch McConnell," adds Meghan McCain. "He's a really shrewd long-term political animal and I think he knows what he's doing.” “I don’t think this is where the pulse of the American people are at and I think that it’s more about the election than it is about the impeachment trial," McCain continues. "I would focus on voting him out.” "Ultimately if the Republicans follow this course, if they are so adverse to the will of the American people, I think that ultimately it will affect the Republicans," Hostin says. "Because when you go to the ballot box are you going to vote for that Senator that did not do your will? Are you going to put that person back into offi...

The View On Send Her Back Hot Topics: Trump claims to disavow "send her back" chant. "The bottom line is he didn't tell them to stop," says Sunny Hostin. "He didn't tell them that it was inappropriate, and I believe that that was something that he gave them permission to say. He normalized it." "One thing that I read that was fascinating was that Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law who is also an adviser to his 2020 election campaign, did a warmup act to cue up the crowd," Hostin adds. "She led them in a call and response chant and she said, 'If you don't love our country, the president said it, you can' and the crowd responded, 'leave'. She ginned it up already." "History is not kind to racists... There is only so much excusing you can do of what Donald Trump has done this week," says guest co-host Ana Navarro. "We have seen the legitimization of racism." "I do thi...

THE VIEW ON Joy Behar responds to Kid Rock's comment: “This bitch and these bitches will be happy to have you on the show and have a beer," Behar reacts to the singer's remark made on Fox & Friends the other day. "You come for one of us, you came for all of us, Kid Rock!" Sunny Hostin says in support of her co-host. "You're a very powerful voice in this country," Meghan McCain says to Behar. "I don't agree with calling any woman a bitch for having a political opinion." Courtesy Of ABC / Disney

The View From thrillers and books heading to the big screen to politics, fantasy and the classics, “The Ladies Get Lit” all next week on ABC’s “The View” (11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT). Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Meghan McCain come from different backgrounds with different points of view and that also applies to their summer reading picks. Each day the week of JULY 9-13, the co-hosts are sharing their favorite books to help you unwind, escape, learn and laugh and you just might be surprised who is recommending a parenting guide. All week long, “The View” will be sharing daily updates on abcnews.com/theview and the show’s official social media platforms including excerpts from the books on the list and videos of the co-hosts reading passages from their selections. Celebrating Season 21, “The View” (11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. EDT) is the place to be heard with live broadcasts five days a week. Hilary Estey McLoughlin serves a...

The View Fridays Hot Topics At The View: Meghan McCain responds to White House aide's remark about her father. "Don't feel bad for me or my family, we're really strong...My dad's actually really well right now. And I believe in the power of prayer, and I think it's helping," she said. "I don't understand what kind of environment you're working in when that would be acceptable and then you could come to work the next day and still have a job." She adds: "Since my dad's been diagnosed - it's almost a year, July 19, I really feel like I understand the meaning of life, and it is not how you die. It is how you live, and I always have had something to believe in. My dad's about character and bipartisanship and something greater than yourself and believing in this country and believing in the fact that we as Americans can still come together, and that's something I grew up in and feeds me every da...

Gabrielle Union On Raising Black Boys Gabrielle Union on why her message about raising black boys is resonating and powerful role in new film Breaking In. Union says the response to discussing her sexual assault in her memoir was "overwhelming," saying each stop on her book tour felt like "a therapy session": "It just turned into such a sense of healing and acknowledgement, and it was so important for so many people." Union shares why she says her discussions about raising black boys are "eye-opening" for those "who may be a little ignorant to what's it's like to move through this world in brown bodies and raising brown children." Union plays a super fierce mom in her new thriller Breaking In, and says it "celebrates kick-butt people, especially women, who do whatever it takes to protect our kids": "We don't celebrate ourselves enough as caregivers ... we do heroic things every ...

THE VIEW Hot Topics: Sara Haines Opens Up About Getting Married, Having Kids In Late 30s. "You have to go out there if it's something you want," Haines says. "We sell our souls to jobs, we work out to the point we're uncomfortable just to be skinny ... but when we look for our best friends and partners, we want it to be convenient and comfortable." Hot Topics: Steve Bannon slams Mitt Romney for not serving in Vietnam. "Take a seat!" Meghan McCain fired back at Bannon's criticism of Romney. "Who the hell are you to be sitting here and talking about service [after what] your administration said about my father!?" WATCH IT HERE   Courtesy Of: ABC / Disney

John McCain On The View On Meghan Joining The View McCain on why he "strongly recommended" his daughter Meghan join The View as a co-host: "So many Americans watch this program and have their information and knowledge as a result of her participation and all of you." On Battle With Cancer "It does make you appreciate every minute of every hour of every day," McCain said. "We should all thank God for every minute." On Controversy Over Call To Gold Star Widow "We should not be fighting about a brave American who lost his life serving his country." On Vietnam Draft Dodgers McCain said he doesn't consider President Trump a "draft dodger" but feels the system was "wrong" for allowing certain Americans to "evade their responsibility to serve the country": "When we ask the lowest income portion of our public to do our fighting and dying for...