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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 214 - Whoopi Goldberg

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

CNN

News

4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Award-winning actress, activist, and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg joins David for the Axe Files on CNN to talk about her personal history with President Trump, her thoughts on the #MeToo movement, her film career, and the Hollywood friendships that changed her life.

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And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your

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host, David Axelrod.

0:14.5

Whoopi Goldbergs led a miraculous life.

0:19.0

She was raised by a single mother in a New York City housing project.

0:23.2

A high school dropout.

0:24.8

She became one of the most decorated performers of our time, the only African American to earn

0:29.5

the E-GOT.

0:31.0

An Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.

0:34.7

She's won the coveted Mark Twain Award for American Humor.

0:38.5

And as the ringmaster of the view, she leads a relic in public conversation every weekday.

0:44.0

I sat down with Woopy last week for my CNN version of the Axviles.

0:49.8

Here's the full conversation.

0:55.6

Whoopi Goldberg?

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So good to see you again.

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Thank you.

0:59.5

I'm being here.

1:00.8

You have lived and yeah, this is your life.

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I want to live in this life.

1:05.1

We've broken into your house and stole all this up, but we will return it.

1:10.1

All right.

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You have led an amazing life and I want to talk to you about that.

1:16.3

But you know, I think it's either by law or executive order you have to talk about Trump

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