Whoopi Goldberg suspended from 'The View' following Holocaust remarks

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Whoopi Goldberg suspended from ‘The View’ over Holocaust remarks

Fox News contributors Lara Trump and Joe Concha react to ABC’s decision to suspend ‘The View’ co-host for two weeks on ‘Hannity.’

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended following her controversial remarks about the Holocaust. 

"Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments," ABC News president Kim Godwin said in a statement Tuesday evening. "While Whoopi has apologized, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments."

"The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends and communities," Godwin added.

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Goldberg went viral on Monday when she argued that the Holocaust "isn't about race," stunning her colleagues at the table. 

"What is it about?" co-host Joy Behar asked. 

"It’s about man’s inhumanity to man, that’s what it’s about," Goldberg said.  

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"But it’s about a White supremacist going after Jews and Gypsies," guest co-host Ana Navarro said as Goldberg attempted to speak over her. 

"But these are two White groups of people," Goldberg said as her colleagues disagreed. 

Jewish groups condemned the comments, accusing her of minimizing Jewish suffering.

Goldberg attempted to explain her remarks during her appearance on "The Late Show."

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"It upset a lot of people which was never, ever, ever, ever my intention… I thought we were having a discussion," Goldberg told Stephen Colbert. "I think of race as being something that I can see… "You couldn’t tell who was Jewish. They had to delve deeply to figure it out… My point is, they had to do the work."

She also told Colbert, "I don’t want to fake apologize…I’m very upset that people misunderstood what I was saying."

(Late Show screenshot)

Before the pre-taped interview aired on CBS, Goldberg issued an apology. 

"On today's show, I said the Holocaust ‘is not about race, but about man’s inhumanity to man.' I should have said it is about both," Goldberg wrote in a statement. "As Jonathan Greenblatt from the Anti-Defamation League shared, ‘The Holocaust was about the Nazi's systematic annihilation of the Jewish people - who they deemed to be an inferior race.' I stand corrected."

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"The Jewish people around the world have always had my support and that will never [waver]. I'm sorry for the hurt I have caused," Goldberg added. 

Goldberg reiterated the sentiment on Tuesday's installment of "The View," saying she "regrets" her comments. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt also joined the program to educate Goldberg about the Holocaust.