A live television moment on “The View” turned into an on-air correction Tuesday when co-host Whoopi Goldberg made an incorrect claim about voter identification requirements while the panel debated the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, better known as the SAVE Act.
Goldberg stated during the broadcast that she presents her driver’s license each time she votes.
“I’m sorry, you have to present your ID when you go to vote. I always have to give them my driver’s license so they can make sure that it’s me,” Goldberg said.
Her fellow co-hosts pushed back on the statement almost immediately.
Co-host Sunny Hostin told Goldberg, “You don’t have to do that in New York.” Co-host Sara Haines followed by confirming, “I didn’t have to do it.”
Co-host Joy Behar also expressed surprise, asking, “You don’t?”
Despite the corrections from her colleagues, Goldberg continued discussing the legislation and voter registration, saying, “They have all the information in the — in the voter registration.”
Goldberg then added, “Well, you know what? A lot of information that we have given away ourselves is very personal information, which has allowed them to go in and get information you probably shouldn’t give away.”
“But my point is, we have all the things in place. What is it? What is this about? I don’t want to have to go get my stuff.”
The discussion was prompted by the SAVE Act, a piece of legislation backed by President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers in Congress.
The SAVE Act requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and prohibits states from accepting and processing a voter registration application unless the applicant presents that proof.
Acceptable forms of documentation under the legislation include identification compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates U.S. citizenship, an official U.S. military identification card paired with a military record of service showing U.S. birth, and naturalization certificates or certificates of citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
During the broadcast, Hostin argued that the Trump administration was suing states for voter registration information, which she characterized as highly personal data.
Hostin also claimed the Republican push for the SAVE Act stemmed from a lack of policy substance.
“If you don’t have good policies, you need to, um, gerrymander votes and — and cheat,” she said.
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Democrats across the country have also voiced opposition to the legislation.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York compared the bill to Jim Crow laws during remarks in February.
“I have said it before, and I’ll say it again, the SAVE Act would impose Jim Crow-type laws to the entire country and is dead on arrival in the Senate,” Schumer said.
“It is a poison pill that will kill any legislation that it is attached to… The SAVE Act is reminiscent of Jim Crow era laws and would expand them to the whole of America. Republicans want to restore Jim Crow and apply it from one end of this country to the other. It will not happen.”
The House passed a revised version of the legislation, called the SAVE America Act, in February 2026, and Senate debate on the bill entered its second week as of late March 2026, though negotiations between Democrats, Republicans, and the White House over DHS funding have stalled additional progress toward a full vote.
The legislation also carries a photo ID requirement for voting in federal elections, covering documents such as driver’s licenses, military IDs, and tribal identification cards.
Currently, many states do not require voters to present photo ID before casting an in-person ballot.
