Trending badgeTrendingPosted 40 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownAfter Getting Backlash For Likening Her Financial Hardships To The Average American's, Whoopi Goldberg Said She Can't Afford To Retire From "The View""I gotta keep paying those bills."by Leyla MohammedBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Last year, Whoopi Goldberg went viral after stating that she was "having a hard time" financially. Gary Gershoff / Getty Images She said during an episode of The View, "I appreciate that people are having a hard time.