The hosts of “The View” took aim at President Donald Trump on Wednesday for endorsing the idea of a $5,000 bonus to mothers for having babies, calling the proposal both insulting and racially loaded.
During the episode, Whoopi Goldberg opened the segment with sarcasm and frustration, criticizing the administration for failing to address more pressing issues like housing, child care, and education.
“I’m incredibly insulted by the idea,” Goldberg said. “Yes, $5,000 sounds like a lot — but if you can’t pay your rent or afford after-school care, it’s meaningless.”
Trump made headlines on Tuesday after responding to a reporter’s question about a baby bonus proposal with, “Sounds like a good idea to me.”
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump official, questioned whether any help was better than none, but acknowledged a double standard, saying, “If Biden proposed this, we’d call it groundbreaking.”
Goldberg, however, pushed back hard, calling the proposal a distraction and accusing the administration of cutting billions in education and food support.
“Everything this administration does seems to discourage having children — except when it comes to scoring political points,” she said.
Race and Reproductive Politics Take Center Stage
Co-host Sunny Hostin suggested the administration’s interest in birth rates is racially selective, pointing to a 1% rise in births in 2024 — mostly among Hispanic and Asian mothers.
“They don’t seem concerned about that increase,” Hostin said. “They seem more focused on a decline in other populations.”
Joy Behar encouraged Hostin to be more direct, to which Hostin replied with facts, prompting Behar to interject: “White children!”
Griffin challenged Hostin to cite whether the administration had explicitly said they were targeting White birth rates. Hostin clarified that she was referencing data and the Project 2025 initiative, which is linked to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.
“They’ve made ‘restoring the family’ central to their mission,” Hostin said. “We need to look at who’s proposing these ideas — and why.”