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Ciara O'Rourke
By Ciara O'Rourke September 4, 2020

Another doctored photo shows Whoopi Goldberg wearing shirt insulting Trump

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  • Images and video footage from that day show that Goldberg was wearing a shirt at the 2017 Women’s March that said: "And you thought I was a nasty woman before? Buckle up, buttercup." 
 

A photo being shared on social media of "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg appears to show the actress grinning as she shows off her shirt, which takes a shot at the commander in chief. 

Goldberg has made it clear that she is not a fan of President Donald Trump, but this image is doctored. 

"Twisted," "Racist," "Unqualified," "Malicious," "Prick," the shirt in the false image says, spelling out Trump’s last name.

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Photos and video footage from that day show that Goldberg was wearing a shirt at the 2017 Women’s March that said: "And you thought I was a nasty woman before? Buckle up, buttercup."  

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During an April 2017 episode of "The View," she addressed a doctored photo from the same event that made it look like she was wearing a shirt that said "Make America Great Again" with an image of Trump shooting himself. That doctored image originates from the same image that was used to make this false Facebook post image.  

"I need to clear up a lie that was posted online this morning," she said on the show. "A photo of me at the Women’s March has been Photoshopped to show me wearing an offensive shirt against you know who." 

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The show cuts to side-by-side images showing the original photo of Goldberg and the edited photo. 

"Even though I don’t care for this man, I would never wear the shirt that’s there," she says.

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