Legendary quarterback Brett Favre was left stunned after watching Whoopi Goldberg vigorously defend the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
During an episode of ABC’s “The View,” the liberal moderator attempted to justify allowing biological males to compete against women and girls, dismissing valid concerns from critics.
Goldberg’s controversial remarks came while interviewing transgender activist and social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, whose partnership with Bud Light led to an enormous backlash and a disastrous drop in sales for the beer brand.
In an effort to defend the practice of allowing trans-identifying males into women’s competitions, co-host Ana Navarro brought up a rare instance of a biological female identifying as transgender and competing against men.
Legendary NFL Quarterback @BrettFavre reacts to the growing debate on trans women competing in women’s sports:
“I can only shake my head.” pic.twitter.com/fkHwjQWCHd
— The Will Cain Show (@WillCainShow_) March 11, 2025
She suggested that this one example somehow negates the countless cases where biological males have dominated women’s sports.
Goldberg doubled down on the argument, dismissing concerns from parents, athletes, and sports organizations.
“Well, I think part of the problem that the trans community is facing, and it’s the same problem that women face, is if you don’t know anything about our bodies, you don’t know how it works,” Goldberg claimed.
“So when you come in and say, ‘These men — these are men, you know, competing against women,’ you’re assuming that the women are weak and just can’t do anything except be here,” she continued. “Have you seen female athletes? They know what they’re doing.”
Goldberg then pivoted to an even more perplexing argument. “So I’m not sure what’s going on or why this is an issue. The same for me is when people say, ‘Oh, you know, I don’t know how I feel about you.’ You do. God doesn’t make mistakes,” she asserted.
“The challenge is not to the trans people, it’s to the people who are not trans. That’s what God is looking at to see how you treat people,” she insisted.
Favre, whose daughter played college sports, was visibly shocked when he was shown the clip during his appearance on Fox’s “Will Cain Show.”
“There’s nothing I can say that’s going to change her mind,” the former Green Bay Packer told Cain. “I can only shake my head at this. It’s common sense at its best… I’m speechless.”
Despite Goldberg’s insistence that opposition to trans athletes in women’s sports is misguided, numerous polls have shown that a strong majority of Americans reject the idea.
“Eighty percent of Americans agree with you,” Cain told Favre, reinforcing the widespread public disapproval of the practice.
Favre responded, “You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out.”
The iconic former quarterback, who wrapped up his storied career with the Minnesota Vikings, has been vocal in his opposition to trans women competing in female athletics.
He has also been a strong supporter of President Donald Trump’s initiatives to uphold fairness in women’s sports.
In 2021, on his own podcast, “Boiling with Favre,” he criticized the inclusion of trans athletes in the Olympics.
“It’s a man competing as a woman. That’s unfair. It’s not fair for a man, even if this person wants to be a woman or feels compelled — if you want to become the opposite sex, that’s fine,” Favre stated.
He made it clear, however, that “males cannot compete against females.”
Just last month, Favre reaffirmed his stance on social media, applauding Trump’s actions to preserve women’s sports from being overtaken by biological males when he passed an executive order prevent them from competing in the women’s category.
Here’s a few reasons why I think it was important to speak up for @realDonaldTrump needing to sign an executive order to keep men and out of women’s sports and kudos to @Riley_Gaines_ for standing her ground. pic.twitter.com/oLLvFUxhXp
— Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) February 13, 2025
He specifically pointed out the “endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls,” as well as their loss of privacy and competitive opportunities.
“And it’s crazy because most of it is common sense and to think we’re having a discussion that our president has to sign (an executive order) to keep men out of women’s sports is absolutely insane,” Favre said.
Reflecting on the state of the country, Favre remarked, “But that’s the world we’re in right now. We bought ourselves some time in the next four years. We’ll see how that plays out.”
He remained hopeful that with stronger leadership, reason would prevail. “But the common sense part of our country and the decisions that are being made, right now, are becoming more stable and back to the norm,” he added.
Favre encouraged others to speak out, emphasizing the importance of “backing common sense thinking” for the future.
Meanwhile, Goldberg took a moment on Thursday’s episode of The View to respond to calls for the long-running talk show to be taken off the air.
During a segment discussing California Governor Gavin Newsom’s podcast appearance with Steve Bannon, the panel debated whether the Democrat’s discussion with the conservative media figure was effective.
While most of the co-hosts were highly critical of Newsom’s decision to engage with Bannon—Sunny Hostin even calling the interview “one of the most inauthentic things” she had seen Goldberg saw it as an opportunity to defend her own show’s content.
“People assume that we believe whatever they believe that we believe,” Goldberg said.
“Well, people believe that they know everything I think and believe. They don’t,” she continued. “But one of the ways that you learn what people believe is to hear them talk. One of the things that people would love to see is, people are always saying, ‘You should take The View off television.’
“You know why? Because we give you an opportunity. We don’t tell you what to think. We say, ‘This is what I think!’” Goldberg exclaimed. “And when we do that, that is how you have the dialogue. It’s not personal, you know?”