Whoopi Goldberg Shuts Down Meghan McCain Over Impeachment Discussion: 'Please Stop Talking'

It was another heated back-and-forth between the co-hosts.

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Sparks flew on The View when co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Meghan McCain discussed President Donald Trump's impeachment Monday.

"You had so many senators that voted to not only impeach but also convict President Clinton for, yes, perjuring himself," co-host Sunny Hostin began, touching on former President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial.

Y’all wanna see a dead body? pic.twitter.com/uPzqUYCG2P

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 16, 2019

"Many of those same people are still in the Senate," she continued. "I cannot believe they would vote to impeach and convict a sitting president for perjuring himself and they would not vote to convict a president and remove a president, who clearly wanted to use a foreign government for his own personal benefit to impede our very democracy," she said to applause. "That is the height of hypocrisy for this Republican-led Senate. I don’t understand that."

McCain, The View's conservative voice, said that her "job here is not to litigate the ethics of it. I’m an ABC political analyst along with being a View co-host, my job is to analyze the politics of it. And I’m telling you the politics..."

Hostin cut her off, saying that she wasn't talking about her, but the senators. McCain, daughter of the late Sen. John McCain, didn't take kindly to being interrupted. "Just let me finish. I let you talk. Just let me finish," she pleaded. When Hostin and McCain started to talk over one another, Goldberg attempted to gain control of the conversation.

When McCain asked if people "wanted to hear a conservative perspective on the show ever," Goldberg shut her down. "Girl, please stop talking," a frustrated Goldberg said. "Please stop talking right now."

"No problem. I won't talk for the rest of the show. No problem." a flustered McCain responded. "I'm OK with that, if you're going to behave like this," Goldberg told McCain.

McCain took to Twitter after the show to say that she "won't be quiet."

"Dems and Rs alike need to confront the ugly truth: both parties are failing to be impartial jurors," McCain tweeted Monday. "I won’t be quiet, even if the reality reflects poorly on the entire political establishment. I have a responsibility to speak for the 50% that feels media doesn’t represent them."

Dems and Rs alike need to confront the ugly truth: both parties are failing to be impartial jurors. I won’t be quiet, even if the reality reflects poorly on the entire political establishment. I have a responsibility to speak for the 50% that feels media doesn’t represent them.

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 16, 2019

"Pointing out things that are true is part of my job even if it angers people and even if it’s politically inconvenient," she continued.

Pointing out things that are true is part of my job even if it angers people and even if it’s politically inconvenient. https://t.co/HbHRQdATJ3

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 16, 2019

People on Twitter, however, agreed with Whoopi:

Whoopi Goldberg is out here teaching John McCain’s Daughter manners on how to conduct yourself in a GROUP. #TheView pic.twitter.com/dtbPCjosIK

— magneto was right. (@mistergeezy) December 16, 2019

Whoopi Goldberg telling Megan McCain to “just stop talking” is the Hanukkah gift I knew I needed but never dreamed I would actually receive pic.twitter.com/JPzgwNnyXe

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) December 16, 2019

#TheView. The look ya gonna get from Whoopi when you REALLY piss her off! pic.twitter.com/ITrDpFvMdJ

— Michigan Resister Y Town 💪🏼 (@BeekGram2) December 16, 2019

It’s getting closer and closer to tha moment Whoopi takes her out #TheView pic.twitter.com/4UPXgfBYXq

— ✨Simply Tee✨ (@TarshaTee) December 16, 2019

Me when #WhoopiGoldberg lets that entitled #MeghanMcCain have it. Loving every millisecond of it. #theview pic.twitter.com/jRdFwRXiR8

— Brandon Burke (@author_brandon) December 16, 2019

Get her @WhoopiGoldberg! And MEghan please shut up foe ever. Just quit! #TheView pic.twitter.com/TYTUmuqWHJ

— Ms. I AM 🦋 (@buttafly75) December 16, 2019

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