Whoopi Goldberg says she still won't 'say his name' while talking election on 'The View'

"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg on Wednesday, while discussing the results of Election Day, said she still refuses to say "his name."

Hosts of "The View" were adamant in their support for Vice President Kamala Harris throughout her election campaign. Despite this, Goldberg said the show never explicitly instructed Americans on who to vote for.

"We said to people 'vote,'" she said. "We didn't tell them who to vote for. We just said go out and vote."

She continued, acknowledging the brevity of Harris's election campaign and how much excitement she was able to generate among Democrats. This, she said, did not translate to the polls.

People didn't even come out, I don't know why, and it doesn't even matter," Goldberg said. "He is now the president, I'm still not going to say his name. That's not going to change."

The remarks elicited applause from the studio audience.

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin followed by adding there are a number of "good, decent people" who did not vote for Harris that give her a reason to feel hopeful about the future of the country.

"It's hard for some of us to hear that rhetoric after 50 years, after 70 years," Goldberg said. "When I hear that, I feel okay when I'm pissed at somebody who's talking down to somebody else, I'm alright with that."

"What I'm not alright with is trying to further wreck the country," she added.

Goldberg suggested Monday that former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., could have served as attorney general if Harris won the election. Cheney shook her head as the co-host offered the suggestion.

"I would feel a lot better with you leading the FBI, the CIA, the NBC, the LMNOP, everybody," Goldberg said. "I'm putting it in the universe because that's how we do things."

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