Actress Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that she has “always wanted” of having a particular role in the government beyond being a host for The View, a role she has had held since 2007. The EGOT-winning actress appeared on the Behind the Table podcast, which goes behind the scenes for the popular ABC talk show, on November 13 (which is her birthday) when she was asked by host and The View producer Brian Teta about what is left on her bucket list, give that she has seen and done so much throughout her career. Goldberg paused and gave an answer that Teta did not expect.
Goldberg shares her dream of being an U.S. ambassador
“I still… I know this is the craziest thing ever, and it will never happen while this is going on,” Goldberg said, referring to her being a host of The View. “But I still want to represent our country in another country. I’ve always wanted to be an ambassador.”
The actress explains that she has wanted to make people in other countries understand Americans beyond the politics.
“I think there are terrific things about this country. I know we’re not perfect, and there’s a lot of stuff we’ve got to fix,” she stressed. “Especially as other countries are dealing with us these days and their reactions to us and how we are being seen by them. I want to bring it back to the people of the U.S., what the people are doing. They don’t have any say in it.”
Teta responded by telling listeners that Goldberg is a “patriot” despite her criticism of the current administration, that she loves the country even though she may not “love what’s going on in the country all the time.”
“This is one of the few countries where you can say, ‘I don’t like that,’ and you don’t get hamstrung, you don’t get arrested in the streets,” the actress said about free speech. “That’s the America I grew up in. I’ve always had friends who are Republicans and I still do, but this idea that we can’t disagree without it being life-threatening, that’s not America.”
The producer was pleased at the thought of The View cohost being an ambassador, saying “Whoopi Goldberg with diplomatic immunity is very exciting to me.”
