ABC’s ‘The View’ veteran liberal guest Whoopi Goldberg accused President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest in history, of benefitting from wokeism.
Press Sec. Leavitt recently destroyed the Leftist media during her first encounter with the White House press correspondents. She called them out and urged them to “hold yourselves to that same standard,” which they demand from everyone else except themselves.
However, Goldberg has her personal assessment of the competent journalist who earned her position without exploiting her gender or political ideology. Leavitt worked for Democrat Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) and was also an assistant press secretary in the White House Communications Office before rising to the ranks of a press secretary in Trump’s second term.
However, all these gradual career achievements are meaningless to individuals who only see race, gender, and sexual orientation in career progression.
“I would like her to do a little homework because she said something yesterday that really pissed me off,” Goldberg said in response to Press Sec. Leavitt comments “There will be no wokeness here.”
“Let me explain something to you, because without that wokeness, you might not have that job because women were not invited to that table. Women were not invited to many tables in this nation.”
Unfortunately for Goldberg, Trump did not hire Leavitt based on her gender or any other identity markers. While President Trump’s cabinet is devoid of token Black, women, minorities, or any other identity just to reach any quotas, it is representative of the country based on merit.
Trump’s minority appointees include Tulsi Gabbard (a Mixed Samoan female), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (a Hispanic female), and Eric Scott Turner (an African American).
Nonetheless, Goldberg continued to explain that Leftists fought for gender inclusion and that Leavitt did not have to worry about it.
“The reason we fought and busted our behinds to make sure that you didn’t have to worry about this. And now to hear you talk about it, and to hear anybody talk about ‘the wokeness,’ the wokeness was put in place for a reason” – Goldberg.
She claimed that women and Black people could not go to the colleges they wanted to attend based on their gender and race. Seemingly, Goldberg’s world still revolves around race and gender in the 21st century as it did in the 19th century. With Leavitt being white, I am surprised that Goldberg did not claim that she was “white privileged.”
Some have suggested that Leavitt was appointed based on her looks because she is “a 10,” a totally sexist remark, especially from a leftist woman who opposes the objectification of her gender.
“This is not Black, Asian women. This is all women. Women were not invited to this party. It was a man’s world, and we busted our asses to make sure that this was a person’s world,” she continued.
Goldberg had a parting shot for Leavitt. She advised the press secretary to avoid using the word “wokeness” because she did not understand its meaning.
“So please, please stop using that phrase and talking about this because you don’t understand what you’re saying.”
It is incomprehensible that Goldberg has maintained her job despite her appalling holocaust remarks that resulted in her suspension for two weeks, even from the Leftist ABC. Their joint remarks about the Miss America contestant also resulted in advertisers pulling out of the network.
Seemingly, she might be that token Black guest that the network cannot get rid of without risking backlash, and she is likely projecting the same on everyone who does not fit the “white male” stereotype.
However, other women like Leavitt have earned their position in the Trump administration without exploiting any identity markers. Additionally, Trump has hired people of all backgrounds in his businesses without sticking to any identity quotas.
In fact, Trump was among the first business executives to hire women and people of color before it was fashionable and politically advantageous. Thus, Leavitt’s appointment should not be a surprise for people who depend on gender, race, and sexual orientation to secure and maintain a job.
