'The View' hecklers yell 'f--- you' at Ted Cruz, demand show cover climate change in wild segment
'We hear what you have to say, but you've got to go,' Whoopi Goldberg told the protesters
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Multiple protesters interrupted Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, during a Monday appearance on "The View," with one shouting "f--- you" at the senator while others screamed at the show's hosts to cover climate.
"Cover climate now! Cover climate now!" protesters shouted as Cruz began to respond to Sara Haines' question about Republican plans to combat inflation.
A host told the protesters that they do cover climate as Whoopi Goldberg demanded the hecklers let them do their jobs.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We hear what you have to say, but you've got to go," Goldberg said before cutting to commercial. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin turned to Cruz and said, "they weren't even protesting you."
Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. (Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Later in the first segment, the show bleeped out audio of someone shouting at him from the audience, but it showed Cruz's amused reaction, while "View" co-host Sunny Hostin gaped. The show quickly went to commercial, and Goldberg could be seen glaring at the offender.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A member of Cruz's staff told Fox News Digital the heckler yelled "f--- you" at Cruz. The ABC show was able to bleep it out before it went live on the air.
The protesters were removed from the studio before the next segment. When the show returned from the break, left-wing co-host Ana Navarro noted she had been sharply critical of Cruz but was apologetic for the audience's conduct toward him.
"So we’re back with Senator Ted Cruz. Yes, he came. He stayed," Goldberg said upon returning from commercial.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sen. Ted Cruz smiles while "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin gapes at an audience member who yelled an obscenity at Cruz. (Screenshot/ABC/TheView)
Navarro asked Cruz what changed for him after Donald Trump went after his wife Heidi as well as his father while on the campaign trail in 2016.
"I have a responsibility to represent Texans. I could have decided, my feelings were hurt, and I better be prepared to resign from my job because I have a responsibility. What I did is I went and said, listen. We have an opportunity to make a difference for this country and I want to roll up my sleeves and lead the fight to actually deliver on promises," he responded.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cruz argued that the economy was booming and that poverty dropped during the Trump administration.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2021. Picture taken October 6, 2021. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
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"Those are real results that make a real difference, and I’m proud of that record, and why did I choose to work with him even though I was pissed off at what he said? Because I had a job to do, and I had a responsibility," he said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cruz told Fox News' Jesse Watters earlier in October that he believes the midterm elections would be a red "tsunami."
"I think we're going to have a wave election," Cruz said. "I think it's going to be a tsunami."
Cruz and the show's hosts clashed in the second segment about past Democrats questioning election results, leading to a number of tense exchanges. Cruz's office appeared pleased with how the interview went, tweeting out clips of the various squabbles.