In light of Meghan McCain’s dramatic exit from “The View” after four years as the show’s token conservative panelist, ABC is now looking for a new permanent conservative co-host to replace her, according to the New York Post.
As it stands now, there appear to be two main frontrunners for the coveted position: Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former communications director for Donald Trump who has made a number of guest appearances on “The View” already, and Tara Setmayer, an anti-Trump conservative who often appears on CNN as a contributor and who has guest hosted on “The View” multiple times. Interestingly, Setmayer is also currently employed by ABC, as she is a regular contributor to ABC News. According to sources via the Post, however, Griffin — who has since made enemies with much of the right-wing for denouncing the January 6 assault on the Capitol and saying that Trump should have resigned in its aftermath — is likely the frontrunner.
As it stands now, the current hosts of the view are Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, and Sunny Hostin — all of whom are fairly vocal left-wingers, with the exception of the more moderate Haines, who has described herself as a “slightly left leaning moderate.” According to the Post, a source close to ABC believes an announcement on the show’s next co-host can be expected “before the season ends on August 5.”
Nicki
