During Wednesday’s episode of The View, the co-hosts sharply criticized former President Donald Trump over his recent support for the idea of offering mothers a $5,000 bonus for having children.
The segment began with co-host Whoopi Goldberg, who voiced deep frustration with the notion, which Trump casually endorsed earlier this week after being asked whether the government should consider incentivizing childbirth.
“Sounds like a good idea to me,” Trump had responded during the Q&A. But the co-hosts weren’t buying it.
Whoopi Goldberg: “Do They Know How Women’s Bodies Work?”
Goldberg sarcastically opened the segment by saying she was “incredibly insulted” by the idea and slammed the Trump administration for lacking a true understanding of women’s needs.
“It is not anybody else’s responsibility but mine to make sure I keep my payments up,” she said, referring to Social Security. “But let me talk about some of the things that the administration has slashed… $5,000 sounds like a lot, but if you can’t pay your rent or for after-school programs, what does it matter?”
Goldberg went on to list several funding cuts made during Trump’s previous administration, including reductions to education and food assistance programs, which she argued undermine the basic support systems families need after children are born.
“Why not make sure the kids we already have get a shot at good schooling?” she added.
Alyssa Farah Griffin: “Would We Feel Different If Biden Proposed It?”
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump White House staffer, offered a more nuanced take, asking whether the reaction would have been different if President Joe Biden had made a similar proposal.
“I feel like if Biden proposed this, we would all be saying it’s groundbreaking,” she remarked, suggesting the idea itself wasn’t inherently negative but perhaps poorly framed.
Sunny Hostin: “Who Are They Trying to Incentivize?”
Co-host Sunny Hostin took the discussion a step further, questioning the demographic motivations behind the proposal. She referenced data showing a 1% increase in U.S. births in 2024 — a rise driven largely by Hispanic and Asian mothers.
“They don’t seem to be concerned about that increase,” Hostin said. “They seem more concerned about a decrease in other populations.”
She implied that the proposal might be selectively aimed at encouraging births among white Americans, subtly pointing to historical patterns of demographic targeting.