Radio host Charlamagne Tha God clashed with Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" Wednesday over President Biden's decision to pardon his son before leaving the White House.
"I think that all of the criticism is valid," Charlamagne said, referring to Biden's broken promise. "Democrats act so self-righteous, standing on this moral high ground. He didn’t even have to bring it up."
He added, "He could’ve just said, ‘I’m not focused on that right now.’ But they called Trump a threat to democracy, saying nobody is above the law. Then Biden says, ‘Nobody is above the law,’ about his son. He didn’t believe that but didn’t need to volunteer the lie."
Biden's Sunday pardon of his son drew criticism from both sides. Most of "The View" co-hosts defended him, especially Goldberg, who claimed the president didn’t lie and had the right to act as he did.
"I'm going to stop you there," Goldberg said. "You don’t know it was a lie."
Charlamagne shot back, "You really think he just changed his mind over Thanksgiving weekend?"
Goldberg replied, "Maybe he got tired of watching everyone else get over. At some point, you stop following the straight and narrow just because it’s expected of Democrats."
Charlamagne blamed Democrats for putting themselves on a moral pedestal. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin chimed in, saying they "ran on" respecting institutions. She pointed out Biden even criticized his own Justice Department, calling the investigation political.
Goldberg had already lashed out at Biden's critics earlier, saying Democrats shouldn’t turn on him.
Charlamagne pressed, "Why can’t you say when Democrats are wrong? Why can’t Republicans say when Republicans are wrong?"
Goldberg responded, "I’ll tell you when I think they’re wrong." Charlamagne followed up, "So you don’t think Joe Biden was wrong?" Goldberg and Sunny Hostin both said they didn’t.
"Well, that’s ridiculous," Charlamagne said. Goldberg retorted, "You’re ridiculous."
Despite their heated exchange, the two hugged before it escalated further. Charlamagne ended by saying neither side has the moral high ground.