Whoopi Goldberg tells JD Vance to “stop talking” after he describes Taylor Swift as “fundamentally disconnected”

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Whoopi Goldberg has told Donald Trump’s vice presidential candidate JD Vance to “stop talking” after he described Taylor Swift as a “billionaire celebrity” who is “fundamentally disconnected”.After the televised debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on September 10, Swift offered her formal endorsement to Harris for president.Appearing on Fox News, Vance reacted to the singer’s choice by claiming that she is “disconnected” from the American people.“We admire Taylor Swift’s music, but I don’t think most Americans, whether they like her music or are fans of hers or not, are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity who I think is fundamentally disconnected from the interests and the problems of most Americans,” Vance claimed.“Look, when grocery prices go by 20%, it hurts most Americans.

It doesn’t hurt Taylor Swift,” he added. “When housing prices become unaffordable, it doesn’t affect Taylor Swift or any other billionaire.

It does affect middle class Americans all over our country.”On Friday’s (September 13) episode of The View, Goldberg responded to Vance’s comments, saying: “You don’t know what affects her!

You don’t about know her money! How you talking about her? Shut up, JD. I’m sorry that was very rude. Stop talking, JD.“The reason I apologised is because I hate when pundits tell me to shut up,” Goldberg later clarified. “It’s not a nice thing to say but I do take it back.