NewsBusters Podcast: 'The View' Could Be Titled 'Nation's Dumbest'

NewsBusters Podcast: 'The View' Could Be Titled 'Nation's Dumbest' MRC Graphic Sunny Hostin celebrated Veterans Day on The View by claiming Abe Lincoln didn't emancipate any slaves, they "emancipated themselves" by fighting for the Union in the Civil War. This comes from the kooky people who complain about conservatives "rewriting history." "People often say that Abraham Lincoln emancipated the slaves," she claimed. "The slaves basically emancipated themselves because they wanted freedom and they fought for their freedom." At least Whoopi Goldberg gently tried to clean it up, that Lincoln deserves his due. Fox had a reality competition titled Nation's Dumbest testing a group of celebrities on their lack of reasoning and knowledge (former presidential candidate Andrew Yang briefly played). The View could be titled Nation's Dumbest. NewsBusters Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and MRC Video Senior Director Eric Scheiner joined the show to discuss ABC special-needs pundits and more. Earlier, View co-host Whoopi Goldberg was irate that 11 Democrats missed the impeachment vote against Pete Hegseth, and implied that she thought newly elected Democrats had already been sworn in to power in Congress: "This is the last time you get to do this because as quickly as we put you in power, we can remove you from power Do not do this!" Elsewhere on ABC on the Jimmy Kimmel show, Arnold Schwarenzegger appeared and said he was a Republican -- but Kimmel isn't going to bring on real Republicans. Schwarzenegger cited the GOP’s history of being the party that abolished slavery and gave former slaves the right to vote, but Kimmel claimed, “This sounds like all the opposite things that the Republican Party stands for now.” MS NOW host Rachel Maddow -- who makes an estimated $25 million a year for working one night a week – appeared on a podcast to complain: “The trans athletes thing, seeing this national insistent now years long political project to scapegoat and vilify and try to direct violence and hate towards a tiny, disfavored minority….it is a fantasy to invent a fake problem.” The fantasists on this issue are not on the conservative side. On PBS, Hakeem Jeffries assured News Hour anchor Amna Nawaz that he wants to bring back DACA recipients who have been deported and pay them damages: "We need to provide remedial assistance to them." Nawaz asked softball questions repeating Hakeem's insults about Republicans: Yesterday, you called Mr. Miller a stone-cold racist. You said you have zero interest in working with that kind of individual. So what is one thing that you think you can prioritize getting done with this White House? ….Jim Jordan has been elected the leader of the House Republicans. You a few years ago called him the poster child for MAGA extremism and a clear and present danger to our democracy. Do you still believe that's true? Can you work with him? The podcast haters we talked about on Monday keep fighting. Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan lost at least ten advertisers, but the pair blamed the victim --Charlie Kirk-founded Turning Point USA -- and begged their fans to keep them afloat. Scott Galloway, who proclaimed that Elon Musk should be executed as a "traitor to the West," added that he is upset that our parents are taking too long to die. “Quite frankly our parents are living too damn long. Great, I'm going to get a house when I'm 80, and they're 100.” Enjoy the podcast below, or the audio is here. Tim Graham Thu, 11/12/2026 - 22:23 Marketing Timing Regular Search Engine Title The View Hosts Rewrite Civil War History Debating Lincoln and Emancipation CNS Commentary Off Media Images Image