Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t want even a sliver of association to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who began his Senate hearings today after President Donald Trump nominated him for health and human services secretary. Kennedy, who has made a name for himself by espousing a slew of controversial views over the years, provided plenty of fodder for The View‘s Hot Topics table this morning as they analyzed a warning message sent out by his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, ahead of his confirmation hearing.

The daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy blasted RFK Jr. as a “predator” while claiming “he lacks any relevant government, financial, management or medical experience” and has “dangerous and willfully misinformed” views on vaccines.

Her words hit hard at the table, where all of the co-hosts agreed RFK Jr. should not be confirmed, but they were unsure if Caroline’s letter would actually sway the Senate, which recently confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary despite allegations of abusing alcohol, paying off a rape accuser and being abusive to his second wife.

“We’re in a very bad situation in this country right now where there’s nobody in Congress that I’m watching who has the, um, how shall I put this? The testicularity required of the job!” Joy Behar exclaimed, while admitting she’s “frightened” by what she’s seen.

When Alyssa Farah Griffin chimed in, she agreed that she “would not be surprised if RFK gets through,” but said she’d be keeping an eye on the few Republican holdouts — including Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins — who have previously questioned Trump’s nominations.

“I also think Donald Trump was right about RFK when he called him ‘a radical, left-wing lunatic that no Republican should vote for,'” Griffin told the panel. “That was Donald Trump’s take on him in the primary.”

In a post on Truth Social in March 2024, Trump wrote, in part, “RFK Jr. is the most Radical Left Candidate in the race, by far … Kennedy is a Radical Left Democrat, and always will be!!!”

Griffin began to list off some of the conspiracy theories RFK Jr. has spread, but didn’t even name one before Goldberg jumped in to tell her co-host, “Don’t put him on us” with an offended look on her face.

Griffin laughed as Goldberg shook her finger and repeated, “Don’t put him on us. He’s just a radical.”

Griffin agreed, pleasing Goldberg with the solution, “We’ll call him a radical lunatic.”

The View airs weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.