evidence: Whoopi Goldberg began the discussion on the Thursday, July 20, episode of the talk show by calling out Aldean, 46, for the music video’s imagery paired with the song’s pro-gun messaging and racist undertones. [...] Following Goldberg’s passionate statement, cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin wanted to give Aldean the benefit of the doubt, believing that Aldean did not intend to "stoke division." However, Griffin, 34, said the song couldn’t help but remind her of the February 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery — who was a "Black man in a small town in the South who got shot for doing nothing wrong." [...] After Hostin read the statement aloud on air, Goldberg slammed Aldean’s response. "It does go too far?" she replied. "You’ve gone too far."