Vance rejects 'The View' hosts claiming 'Black history has been erased' by Trump administration

Co-hosts of "The View" claimed Black history is being dismantled as they interviewed Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday, but struggled to name specific examples, leaving Vance unconvinced.

After having been criticized by the show for years, Vance had a measured but tense interview with the co-hosts of "The View" that ranged from debates about immigration enforcement to the release of the Epstein files. One major hot topic, however, was the hosts claiming that the Trump administration and conservatives are dismantling Black history.

"What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color? And you know how hard it is. You have folks of color in your family," co-host Whoopi Goldberg said. "So when you… see, you know, things, the Emmett Till stuff coming down, or them doing all kinds of removal of information of Black heroes, how do you — how does that sit with you?"

"What exactly are you talking about?" Vance asked, asking for "her actual point."

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They both then began to speak over each other as Vance asked for specific examples.

Goldberg did not provide context for what "Emmett Till stuff" was, but she may have been referring to monuments like the Emmett Till and the Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, sites designated as national monuments by former President Joe Biden, which may be at risk amid the Trump administration’s DEI budget cuts. Emmett Till was a Black youth who was lynched at age 14 in Mississippi in 1955.

"In a lot of the museums, just, there’s so many, I just, I, you know," Goldberg said as she failed to name specifics. "Where they're taking down the actual history that happened in this country. Slavery happened. All kinds of stuff happened, and it seems that it has been very easy for this administration to remove that and also to denigrate Black folks who have worked their behinds off to get this American dream."

"How do you — I mean, you know better," Goldberg said as her audience applauded.

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"I think the story you are talking about is where, you know, allegedly the administration is holding back the appointments of people based on skin color," Vance suggested.

Co-host Sunny Hostin replied that she is talking about a host of things, such as: "Black history getting erased from public spaces, Black voter districts are being dismantled, Black leaders are being sidelined from our ranks. Where do Americans of color fit in this vision? Because it doesn’t seem like we fit."

Co-host Ana Navarro added that the overwhelming majority of refugees that Trump has allowed into the country since October have been White South Africans.

"First of all, I’m very skeptical of that number, because we have a lot of immigration pathways in the United States of America," he responded, touting that he believed in uniting America as a big coalition, including those who did not vote for him and Trump.

As an example of how the administration is pursuing policies that help people of all races, he spoke about the anti-crime crackdown in Washington, D.C.

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"Look at Washington, D.C. One of the most democratic and one of the Blackest by share of population, Blackest cities… has seen a radical decrease in violent crimes and sexual assaults and in murders," he said. "We have tried to take the crime issue seriously, in part because we believe everybody – whether you are Black or White or rich or poor – deserves to live in a safe neighborhood."

Goldberg rejected this answer, saying she is not asking about crime, but about "human rights."

"Black history has been erased from public spaces," Hostin said.

"Black history is not erased from public spaces," Vance replied.

"That is true!" Hostin argued.

"That is not right," Vance said. "I’m telling you, we celebrate Black history, we celebrate all American history in this administration. You guys might be skeptical of this, but I promise you it's true.