Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Whoopi Suggests Fans Troll ICE At The Super Bowl


On Monday's episode of ABC's The View, co-host Whoopi Goldberg made controversial remarks about the upcoming Super Bowl LXI halftime show. The event is scheduled for February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, featuring Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny (real name: Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) as the headliner.

Bad Bunny's selection sparked backlash from conservative figures, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who criticized the NFL for booking him and called for English to be made the official U.S. language. Bad Bunny himself addressed the controversy during his October 4 hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, expressing excitement about the performance and mocking critics in both English and Spanish.


The remarks were a direct response to statements from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. In a recent interview on conservative commentator Benny Johnson's podcast, Noem announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would have a significant presence at the Super Bowl to ensure "everybody goes to the Super Bowl, has the opportunity to enjoy it, and leaves." 

She framed it as protecting "law-abiding Americans" and criticized the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny, whose recent U.S. tour skips were partly due to concerns over ICE encounters for his fans. Noem's comments were seen by critics as racially motivated, especially amid a recent Supreme Court decision overturning Biden-era restrictions on law enforcement questioning people based on appearance, language, or accents.

During The View's "Hot Topics" segment, co-host Joy Behar highlighted Noem's threats, accusing her of racism for targeting the event due to Bad Bunny's Latino heritage: "Do you think that she would go if it was Garth Brooks or Eminem or Taylor Swift or any other white person?!" Behar also referenced the Supreme Court ruling, claiming it permits profiling based on "dark skin" or "Spanish accents." Goldberg interjected, questioning how ICE would identify targets, leading to her provocative suggestion.

Goldberg proposed a satirical "experiment" for Super Bowl attendees—particularly white fans—to troll Noem and ICE by blending in: "Here’s the thing, everybody—get a little cocoa butter, sit in the sun, that’s the first thing."

"And then—and this is the only time you can probably ever do this—give yourself a Latin accent, and just see if she can tell who’s who."

The studio audience responded with a mix of applause, laughs, and awkward silence. Behar enthusiastically endorsed it, calling it "a good idea". 

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump aide, pivoted uncomfortably to the high cost of tickets (starting at $7,000), underscoring that such antics might not reach the intended crowd.

Goldberg framed it as a way to expose perceived racial profiling.
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