On Monday’s (October 20) edition of The View , the cohosts were joined by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders to talk about a wide range of issues, including the weekend’s massive “No Kings” protests around the country, Donald Trump ‘s reaction to them, and, of course, the still-looming government shutdown.

Before Sanders took the stage, the cohosts each offered their thoughts on the rallies first.

Whoopi Goldberg , for one, wanted to combat some Republicans’ claims that the rally-goers were paid protestors. “A lot of Republicans claim that these are paid protesters and not real Americans exercising their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly. Seven million people. Nobody paid anybody. I mean, the only people getting paid are the people who are in government right now,” she said.

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