Dave Rubin did what too many in conservative media have to do these days: point out the obvious. He shared a direct message clip of a recent conversation with Clay Travis and Buck Sexton that calls attention to a moment on ABC’s The View where Whoopi Goldberg admits parts of the public drama are staged for ratings rather than earnest debate.
The admission wasn’t subtle — Goldberg openly suggested that the high-profile Trump–Musk feud was manufactured and “too strategic” to be real, a line that landed awkwardly for a show that sells moral outrage as authenticity. That candid comment only confirms what viewers have long suspected: daytime television is often more theater than news.
If you’ve watched The View, you’ve seen the pattern — outrage, moral certainty, and then an abrupt pivot when the facts don’t fit the narrative. Conservatives aren’t shocked by spin, we’re annoyed; Americans who work for a living are tired of being lectured by actors following a script while real problems pile up outside the studio windows.
This isn’t isolated. The same panel has trotted out tone-deaf takes on tragedies and criminal cases, like their heated coverage and moralizing about the Jordan Neely subway incident, moments that showcased moral preening more than sober analysis. Those episodes make it clear the show prefers slogans to solutions while treating viewers like gullible props.
The bigger issue here is accountability. Networks that package liberal talking points as spontaneous conscience must stop hiding behind “hot topics” posturing while advertisers and executives collect the checks. If the outrage is choreographed, then the public deserves transparency and an end to sanctimony masquerading as news.
Conservatives should keep pushing these clips into the light. Expose the performance, demand interviews grounded in facts not theatrics, and force mainstream outlets to answer why they prioritize viral outrage over honest reporting. America deserves better than daytime drama dressed up as moral leadership.
At the end of the day, hardworking Americans see through scripted grievance. We aren’t asking for a different script — we’re demanding no script at all: real debates, real accountability, and an end to elite moral performances that treat truth as negotiable.
