“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg announced Monday that she is taking a hiatus from Twitter over her frustration with Elon Musk’s takeover.
Goldberg said on “The View” that she is “done” with the platform over the planned $8 charge for verified users and recently firing top executives and laying off the majority of employees since taking over last week. She also expressed frustration over the suspension of comedian Kathy Griffin for impersonating Musk on a parody account.
“I’m getting off,” she said. “I’m getting off today because I feel like it’s so messy and I’m tired of now having had certain kind of attitudes blocked, and now they’re back on, and I’m gonna get out … If it settles down and I feel comfortable, maybe I’ll come back. But as of tonight, I’m done with Twitter.”
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Following her announcement, Goldberg bid her followers a farewell over Twitter.
“To everyone, Thanks for everything! Until we meet again! Love, Whoop,” she said.
To everyone, Thanks for everything! Until we meet again! Love, Whoop
— Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg) November 7, 2022
Musk immediately fired Twitter’s top executives when he took over in late October, whom included CEO Parag Agrawal, chief financial officer Ned Segal, and Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust, and safety. He also revealed his intention to lay off roughly 75% of the company’s staff and decrease the staffing number to just 2,000. (RELATED: Musk’s Twitter Wants Users To Cough Up Cash For Blue Checks: REPORT)
Musk said Monday that the company had “no choice” but to layoff nearly 8,000 employees over the platform’s alleged $4 million loss in revenue.
The tech billionaire has trolled liberals on the platform who have lamented his takeover, notably Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The liberal representative criticized Musk’s planned $8 charge for verified users, to which Musk replied, “feedback is appreciated, now pay $8.”
He then posted a photo of Ocasio-Cortez’s “Tax the Rich” sweatshirts that her staff sold for $58. She defended her expensive merchandise by arguing that her workers are unionized, are paid a good wage and have healthcare and other benefits.