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Whoopi Goldberg Slams Trump Over Waterboarding

The confirmation hearing of CIA Director-designate Gina Haspel provided fuel for political and social commentary theater.

The career CIA employee faced questions over the agency’s past use of waterboarding.

The View’s Whoopi Goldberg exploited the news about Haspel to take a shot at President Trump for a past statement where he said “torture works.”

Real Clear Politics reports:

“I would like you to try it,” Goldberg said to Trump. “I think people who have actually been tortured who are saying that this is not a good thing you should listen to them because you have never been tortured and neither has Dick Cheney.

Goldberg’s comment did not sit well with Dr. James Mitchell, a former CIA interrogator that worked on the agency’s enhanced interrogation program.

Fox News Insider reports:

Dr. James Mitchell helped develop the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program and interrogated 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

“Maybe [Goldberg] could show us how it’s done,” he said on “Fox & Friends.”

Mitchell said that Goldberg is “value signaling” and “preening” in front of an audience to show moral superiority.

Fox News Tweeted Mitchell’s comments:

Armchair commentary is the foundation of The View hosts.

Whoopi needs to make daily slashing comments directed at President Trump to generate headlines and yes the U.S. would not be safer if she was making policy decisions.

Haspel is extremely qualified to run the CIA and the Senate should approver her nomination.

Deneen Borelli

Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Newsmax Broadcasting. She is a former Fox News contributor and has appeared regularly on “Hannity,” “Fox & Friends,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “America’s Newsroom.” She has also appeared on Fox Business Network programs “Making Money with Charles Payne,” “The Evening Edit with Liz MacDonald,” and “Cavuto: Coast to Coast.” Previously, Deneen appeared on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC and C-SPAN. In addition to television, Deneen co-hosted radio programs on the SiriusXM Patriot channel with her husband Tom. Recently, Deneen co-hosted the Reigniting Liberty podcast with Tom. Deneen is a frequent speaker at political events, including the FreedomWorks 9.12.2009 March on D.C. which drew a crowd estimated at over 800,000 people. Deneen is also an Ambassador with CloutHub.com, a social media platform that promotes free speech, and with the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) which advances policies that put Americans first. Deneen testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources in May 2011 and before the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee in December 2011. Previously, Deneen was a BlazeTV.com host, Outreach Director with FreedomWorks.org overseeing its Empower.org outreach program, a Project 21 Senior Fellow, and Manager of Media Relations with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Prior to joining CORE, Deneen worked at Philip Morris USA for 20 years. During her corporate career at Philip Morris she worked in various positions, her last as Project Management Coordinator in the Information Management department where she was responsible for the department’s mandated quality processes, communications, sales information and database management. Deneen began her Philip Morris career as a secretary and advanced to positions of increasing responsibilities. Deneen worked full-time and attended classes at night for 11 years to earn her B.A. in Managerial Marketing from Pace University, New York City. Deneen served on the Board of Trustees with The Opportunity Charter School in Harlem, New York. She appeared in educational videos for children, worked as a runway fashion model, and auditioned for television commercials. Her interests include ancient history, pistol target shooting, photography, and volunteering at her church. Deneen currently resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom.

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