A few weeks ago, the news broke that Whoopi Goldberg’s name appears in the Epstein files. Today on The View, they finally addressed this.

Of course, after harping on the Epstein files and Trump for months, the hosts of The View are completely downplaying the relevance of Whoopi’s name being in the files. Suddenly, it’s no big deal. Suddenly, anyone’s name can appear in these files.

It’s amazing how these hypocrites can shift like this because it’s one of them.

From NewsBusters:

Goldberg proceeded to read the contents of the request. Co-host Sunny Hostin immediately brushed off the request by pointing out that Jeffery Epstein rejected it:

GOLDBERG: My is in the files. Yes. And what does it say? It says, ‘Whoopi needs a plane to get to Monaco. John Lennon’s charity’ — it should say ‘Julian Lennon’s charity is paying for it. They don’t want to charter so they looking for private owners. Here’s the info.’ And they give all the information, and they’re saying, ‘do you want to offer your GII?’ Okay.

HOSTIN: It looks like they said ‘no thanks.’

“In other words, anybody can be on this list,” co-host Joy Behar dismissed the facts, before trying to whatabout her way back to Trump: “But Trump is on the list 38,000 times. Come on!”

Goldberg proceeded to kvetch about media outlets like NewsBusters drawing attention to the e-mail:

GOLDBERG: Well, this is my point. Because, I’m telling you when I tell you people are trying to turn me into — I wasn’t his girlfriend. I wasn’t his friend.

SARA HAINES: You were too old for him.

GOLDBERG: I was not only too old but it was at a time, you know, where this is just not – you used to have to have facts before you said stuff.

BEHAR: But Trump is on the list 38,000 times. Come on!

GOLDBERG: Well, I can’t speak to him but I’m speaking about me because I’m getting dragged. People actually believe that I was with him. It’s like, honey, come on.

Watch the clip below:

After two weeks of silence, The View finally addresses Whoopi Goldberg being in the Epstein files and seemingly requesting to borrow his jet.

JOY BEHAR: Anybody can be on this list.

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Anybody. Well, this is my point. Because, I’m telling you when I tell you… pic.twitter.com/7vBqpKFTHD

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 17, 2026

See how it works? Trump’s name in the Epstein files would be automatic proof of some kind of guilt. Whoopi’s name in the Epstein files means nothing. Heads they win, tails you lose.

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As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) labels the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote, a clip from the 1990s has resurfaced, showing him demanding voter ID to vote in America, specifically citing the fraud committed by illegal aliens. 

“Let’s admit the truth,” he declared. “Everywhere people go, they’re asked for a Social Security card. In fact, one way to prove you’re a bona fide person who can have a job is to ask for a driver’s license and a social security card.”

“This is an anti-fraud amendment,” Schumer added, while speaking in support of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.

He then took aim at illegal immigration, saying, “All over where we go, people say, ‘Well, why can’t you stop illegal immigrants or others from coming here?’”

“And the number one answer we give our constituents is, when they come here, they can get jobs, get benefits against the law because of fraud,” he said.

Schumer reportedly made these remarks on the House floor in 1996. Now, the Democrats love unvetted illegal immigration and voter fraud.

The White House posted the Following clip, contrasting his past support for a SAVE Act-like bill with his new claims of voter suppression, on Tuesday.

WATCH:

Schumer: Let’s admit the truth. Everywhere people go, they’re asked for a Social Security card. In fact, one way to prove you’re a bona fide person who can have a job is to ask for a driver’s license and a social security card. This is an anti-fraud amendment. All over where we go, people say, “Well, why can’t you stop illegal immigrants or others from coming here?”

And the number one answer we give our constituents is, when they come here, they can get jobs, get benefits against the law because of fraud.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, even far-left hack Jake Tapper called Schumer out on CNN this week, noting that “83% of the American people, including a majority of Democrats, support voter ID laws,” and Schumer lost it.

“What they are proposing in this so-called SAVE Act is like Jim Crow 2.0,” he said, further claiming that the legislation would make it “so hard to get any voter ID that more than 20 million legitimate people—mainly poorer people and people of color—will not be able to vote under this law.”

Schumer’s claims come after the House passed the SAVE Act, sending it to the Senate to be considered before Trump can sign it into law. The legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate, as not every GOP Senator is fully on board, and the entire Democratic Party is fighting tooth and nail to continue to allow illegal aliens and other forms of fraudulent votes to be counted. The Senate must invoke a standing filibuster to pass the bill with only 51 votes, instead of the 3/5ths required under the “Zombie Filibuster.”

Trump recently signaled that he will sign an executive order to require voter ID and proof of citizenship, saying in a Truth Social post, “If we can’t get it through Congress, there are Legal reasons why this SCAM is not permitted. I will be presenting them shortly, in the form of an Executive Order.”

He further slammed the Democrats as “horrible, disingenuous CHEATERS” and Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as “Crooked Losers.” “Republicans must put this at the top of every speech — It is a CAN’T MISS FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MIDTERMS, AND BEYOND!” Trump added.

MORE:

JUST IN: President Trump Says He Will Sign Executive Order Mandating Voter ID “Shortly” as Senate Debates SAVE Act – “It is a CAN’T MISS FOR RE-ELECTION IN THE MIDTERMS, AND BEYOND!”

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Wildfires that have spread across western Oklahoma amid high winds have prompted authorities to issue evacuation orders.

One of the many wildfires to break out began southwest of Woodward, Oklahoma, and, due to high winds reaching nearly 60 mph, the blaze quickly spread into residential neighborhoods.

The high winds have prevented firefighting aircraft from assisting in putting out the blaze, making it difficult for firefighters to slow the fire’s spread.

Woodward’s emergency management director, Matt Lehenbauer, in a statement, shared, “evacuation orders cover neighborhoods south of U.S. Highway 412 and west of 13th Street. Nursing homes in that zone were also evacuated.”

WATCH:

FIREWHIRL OUTBREAK in Woodward, Oklahoma, where this fire is spreading RAPIDLY into town.

Heartbreaking and devastating situation evolving. Alert friends and family immediately.@MaxArcherWX @RadarOmega pic.twitter.com/k09pIkimHP

— Max Velocity (@MaxVelocityWX) February 17, 2026

INCREDIBLE footage of the 43 fire rapidly expanding northeast towards 22nd street in Woodward, Oklahoma!

If you live in Woodward you need to be evacuating NOW!@NWSNorman @SevereStudios pic.twitter.com/C1ugEQwKh5

— Max Archer (@MaxArcherWX) February 17, 2026

Another wildfire broke out in Beaver County, Oklahoma, burning over 15,000 acres and has since begun to enter Kansas.

LOOK:

HUGE FLAMES are targeting livestock north of Hooker, Oklahoma currently. This is horrible… @ryanhallyall @WxWiseApp pic.twitter.com/IOG9I0kDG5

— Jaden Pappenheim (@PappenheimWx) February 17, 2026

Per Fox Weather:

A new wildfire has broken out in the vicinity of Woodward, Oklahoma, and is spreading rapidly, prompting officials to issue mandatory evacuation orders for parts of the city.

Additionally, multiple Kansas towns, including Englewood, Herndon and Ashland, were also evacuated as another fire approached the Kansas state line.

According to Oklahoma Forestry Services, the Ranger Road Fire is approximately 15,000 acres and is spreading rapidly. Local fire departments, county resources and multiple state agencies are assisting as the wildfire crosses over into Kansas.

“Aviation resources were requested. However, wind speeds and gust spread prohibit aviation operations over the fire at the time,” Oklahoma Foresty Services said.

One farmer in Tyrone, Oklahoma, appeared to be attempting to rescue his cattle, which were in the path of one of the many wildfires raging through the state.

LOOK:

Farmers are doing everything they can to save their livestock from the Stevens Fire south of Tyrone, OK. Heartbreaking pic.twitter.com/ED3jZHJ3S5

— Jaden Pappenheim (@PappenheimWx) February 17, 2026

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday the city may have to raise property taxes to close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

The warning came as Mamdani unveiled a $127 billion city budget.

According to Bloomberg, the mayor said the tax hike would be necessary if state lawmakers in Albany do not impose new taxes on wealthy residents or businesses operating in the city.

BREAKING: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to raise NYC’s property taxes for the first time in more than two decades and is looking to raid the city’s reserve funds to fill a roughly $5 billion budget gap, per Bloomberg.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) February 17, 2026

It would be the first such hike in two decades.

“We do not want to have to turn to such drastic measures to balance our budget,” Mamdani said during a press conference at City Hall, Gothamist reported.

“But faced with no other choice, we will be forced to,” he added.

The comments are a clear sign that Mamdani, who ran as a democratic socialist, intends to follow through on his promise to tax the city’s working class and property owners.

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul would need other signs off on the tax hike.

The last time New York City significantly raised property taxes was in 2003, when then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg approved increases following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Mamdani’s city government is still recovering from the fallout from last month’s winter storm.

Snow caused basic city services such as trash collection and ice removal to break down.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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