The president joined the ABC talk show live on Wednesday morning, marking a huge booking win for the program. As the women took the stage, Whoopi noted that security was very tight while Joy Behar joked that the security pat-down was nice.

Goldberg and "The View" cohosts welcomed Biden to the Hot Topics table: "I thought they could've done this in a different way," Goldberg told the president.

"The reason I apologized is because I hate when people tell me, pundits tell me, to shut up," Goldberg clarified.