Key facts
- ‘The View’ hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin questioned Vice President Vance on race.
- The hosts cited the removal of Black history from public sites and the dismantling of majority-Black voting districts.
- They asked Vance where Americans of color fit into the administration's vision.
- Vance denied that Black history is being erased and asserted that the administration celebrates all American history.
- An executive order from Trump previously directed the removal of exhibits that 'inappropriately disparage Americans.'
During a segment on the television show 'The View,' hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin pressed Vice President Vance regarding the Trump administration's approach to race and history. Goldberg questioned Vance about the removal of Black history from various sites and the dismantling of majority-Black voting districts, asking how Black people fit into the administration's vision.
Goldberg specifically referenced the removal of Emmett Till-related exhibits and other historical information about Black heroes. Hostin echoed these concerns, stating that Black history is being erased from public spaces, voter districts are being dismantled, and Black leaders are being sidelined. She directly asked Vance where Americans of color fit into the administration's vision, suggesting they do not seem to fit.