‘The View’ Co-Host Claims Taylor Swift Is ‘Doing More for the Economy’ Than Joe Biden & Whoopi Goldberg Has Thoughts
Written by djfrosty on September 20, 2023
We’re still more than a year out from the 2024 U.S. presidential election, but one particularly unlikely name seems to have The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin’s vote.
During a heated Wednesday morning (Sept. 20) roundtable discussion about the imminent government shutdown, Griffin controversially claimed that Taylor Swift is doing more for the economy than President Joe Biden.
The remark came after co-host Joy Behar expressed her admiration for the breadth of Swift’s audience. “I want to give a shout-out to Taylor Swift, because Taylor Swift is really rallying the young people,” she said. “That girl appeals to I think 100 million people — that’s one-third of the United States population.”
Griffin then added, “[Taylor’s] doing more for the economy than Joe Biden’s agenda, but that’s neither here nor there.”
A visibly stunned Whoopi Goldberg clapped back with, “I’m sorry, untrue, but that’s OK.”
While Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour is poised for a potentially historic gross — and the tour’s impact on local economies has been well-documented — Goldberg took issue with the statement that she’s doing more for the overall U.S. economy than the president himself.
Swift has an easy enough time staying in the political conversation without Griffin’s help. On Tuesday — which was also National Voter Registration Day — Swift posted a message encouraging fans to harness the full extent of their political power. “I’ve heard you raise your voices, and I know how powerful they are. Make sure you’re ready to use them in our elections this year!” she said. “Register to vote in less than 2 minutes at vote.org/nvrd.” Earlier in the summer (Jul. 17), the “Anti-Hero” singer shared an Instagram Story reminding her Nashville fans to participate in early voting for their local elections.
Also on Wednesday, Swift announced the five new vault tracks slated to appear on 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which is set for an Oct. 27 release: “Is It Over Now?,” “Now That We Don’t Talk,” “Say Don’t Go,” “Suburban Legends” and “SLUT!”