"They don't have free and fair elections in Iran. It's not even the same universe," Griffin said after Goldberg argued that Iran and the US were "the same."

Whoopi Goldberg is facing backlash after some pointed remarks about the US and Iran this week. On Wednesday morning, during the latest episode of “The View,” Goldberg appeared to claim that life in the US is just as bad as it is in Iran during a heated clash with her co-host,

A fiery debate broke out on ABC’s The View Wednesday morning after moderator Whoopi Goldberg pushed back on comparisons between human rights conditions in Iran and the United States, arguing that black Americans still face hardships equal to those living under the Iranian regime.