{"id":1538115,"date":"2022-07-04T08:04:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1538115"},"modified":"2022-07-04T08:05:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:05:56","slug":"the-view-gets-a-new-permanent-conservative-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-gets-a-new-permanent-conservative-host\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The View&#8221; Gets a New Permanent Conservative Host"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-view-gets-a-new-permanent-conservative-host%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1538115&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Another polarizing season of \u201cThe View\u201d is wrapping up this summer \u2014 and a bombshell \u201chot topic\u201d about who the next conservative co-host will be is about to drop, The Post can exclusively report. <\/p>\n<p>The daytime juggernaut, which celebrated 25 glorious, feather-ruffling years this week, is about to announce who will replace <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghanMcCain?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">self-proclaimed<\/a> \u201cmountain mama\u201d Meghan McCain after her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/07\/02\/meghan-mccain-was-miserable-at-the-view-before-leaving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cmiserable\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/10\/19\/meghan-mccain-reveals-why-she-quit-the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abrupt exit last summer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A bevy of right-sided guest hosts have been cycling through on-air audtions for the top spot \u2014 and an insider has revealed those repeat tryouts are the ones to watch out for when it comes to the permanent gig. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/the-view-current-comp.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>An announcement on who the next permanent conservative co-host will be is set to take place before the season ends in August. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou are starting to see familiar faces over and over,\u201d the source told The Post. \u201cI would expect an announcement before the season ends on August 5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source added: \u201cIf you watch the show, you can see people who are coming back regularly to join the co-hosts at the table. It is an invaluable experience for the show. And it was always the plan to make sure they had a seat at the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other words \u2014 the informed guessing game is on, so pay attention!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/alyssa-farah-getty-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alyssa-farah-getty-01.jpg\" alt=\"Alyssa Farah Griffin as guest co-host on The View on May 24, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22889180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/alyssa-farah-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/alyssa-farah-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/alyssa-farah-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Alyssa Farah Griffin as guest co-host on \u201cThe View\u201d on May 24, 2022. Griffin is the front runner for the permanent position. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The most frequent repeat guest co-hosts include Alyssa Farrah Griffin, the 33-year-old former communications director for President Donald Trump, and former GOP communications director Tara Setmayer, 46. Both are being considered for the permanent seat \u2014 with some sources hinting that Farrah is likely to be the frontrunner.<\/p>\n<p>Note: In the two long, long-winded months since McCain\u2019s exit, Griffin has been a mainstay every month \u2014 and even made an extended appearance in June. No other guest host racked up that tally this season.<\/p>\n<p>Just saying. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tara-setmayer-getty-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tara-setmayer-getty-01.jpg\" alt=\"Tara Setmayer joins The View as guest co-host.\" class=\"wp-image-22889183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tara-setmayer-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tara-setmayer-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tara-setmayer-getty-01.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tara Setmayer joins The View as guest co-host. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>A rep for ABC has not responded to The Post\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, conservative author and media pundit Ann Coulter previously told The Post she would be willing to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/08\/the-view-struggling-to-find-a-real-conservative-co-host\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take on the role. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, of course I would [take the job] but they will never pick me,\u201d Coulter, 60, said. \u201c[It seems] they don\u2019t mean what they say. You might be exposing a double-secret requirement: Must be a dumb, easy-to-push-around Republican.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current ladies of the talk show \u2014\u00a0 Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Sara Haines \u2014\u00a0are set to go on hiatus next week and will return to finish out the rest of the season on July 11. <\/p>\n<p>The 26th season will pick back up after Labor Day. <\/p>\n<p>The new co-host announcement will come on the heels of several scandals and dramatic incidents that have plagued \u2014 or promoted, depending on your fan stance \u2014  the show over the past season. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/ann-coulter-getty-01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ann-coulter-getty-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Coulter told The Post she doesn&#039;t think she has a shot at the much-coveted conservative slot on \" The View \/><\/a><figcaption>Ann Coulter told The Post she doesn\u2019t think she has a shot at the much-coveted conservative slot on \u201cThe View.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>In February, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/03\/whoopi-goldberg-explodes-over-abortion-this-is-my-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">always controversial<\/a> Goldberg, 66, was suspended from the ABC network after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/31\/whoopi-goldberg-slammed-after-saying-holocaust-not-about-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying the Holocaust was \u201cnot about race.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next month, Behar, 79, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/03\/joy-behar-fall-on-the-view-face-plants-before-audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suffered a dramatic fall<\/a>, face-planting in front of the live studio audience \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnewspr.tumblr.com\/post\/664319850342187008\/the-view-ranks-no-1-in-households-and-total\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2 million-plus viewers <\/a>at home.<\/p>\n<p>And while rumors have surfaced that it has been difficult <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/08\/the-view-struggling-to-find-a-real-conservative-co-host\/\">to find a new conservative voice<\/a> on the show, the insider revealed that there has been \u201cno struggle to find a new co-host.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite their nonstop parade of hoopla, it appears nothing can shake the ladies of \u201cThe View.\u201d They remain the reigning daytime chat champs while others drop like flies. <\/p>\n<p>While \u201cThe View\u201d is renewed for a 26th season, other daytime talkers are struggling. \u201cThe Talk\u201d hit a new ratings low three months after Sharon Osbourne\u2019s dramatic exit, and \u201cThe Real\u201d was canceled after eight seasons in April. <\/p>\n<p>And in May, Ellen Degeneres said her goodbye after 19 years on the air.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cconservative\u201d slot comes with its own <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/12\/sunny-hostin-the-view-needs-really-conservative-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">specific set of challenges<\/a>, according to former stars who filled the coveted slot. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we still do need a really conservative voice,\u201d legal eagle co-host Hostin, 53,\u00a0proclaimed as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2021\/11\/sunny-hostin-is-more-than-just-co-host-of-the-view.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hunt for a new conservative cast mate heated up<\/a>. \u201cI also believe it\u2019s really important to not have someone on the panel who spreads misinformation, who adheres to the big lies, who is an anti-vaxxer, because I think that\u2019s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The longest running right-wing host, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, survived on \u201cThe View\u201d for 10 seasons, from 2003 to 2013. But it was not without struggles. On May 23, 2007, Hasselbeck got into an<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/05\/23\/rosie-odonnell-and-elisabeth-hasselbecks-2007-view-fight-is-still-epic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> infamous on-air \u201csplit screen\u201d argument<\/a> with co-host Rosie O\u2019Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supported and O\u2019Donnell opposed. <\/p>\n<p>The heated moment was caught on camera and made waves nationwide at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, McCain bailed on her <a href=\"http:\/\/\u2018anthropological experiment at left-wing media\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201canthropological experiment at left-wing media\u201d<\/a> after four seasons, revealing that an infamous on-air clash with <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/17\/joy-behar-will-wear-a-face-mask-in-public-places-indefinitely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enduring face mask proponent Behar<\/a>, a \u201ctoxic work environment\u201d rife with behind-the-scenes drama, ultimately led to her exit from ABC\u2019s long-running daytime show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a respectful understanding of each other\u2019s roles. Whenever we got in a fight, she would talk it out,\u201d McCain, 37, said of Behar in her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bad-Republican-Memoir-Meghan-McCain\/dp\/1637742134?tag=nypost-20&#038;asc_refurl=https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/07\/02\/the-view-announces-new-permanent-conservative-co-host\/&#038;asc_source=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">audio memoir \u201cBad Republican<\/a>.\u201d \u201cThe thing that makes me really, really sad is there was a period of time that I got along really well with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>The two clashed countless times over politics concerning Joe Biden\u2019s meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, the handling of mask mandates, etc. Things took a real turn in January 2021, when only two days after McCain returned from maternity leave, Behar <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/01\/12\/meghan-mccain-responds-to-joy-behars-i-did-not-miss-you-diss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told her she did not miss her<\/a> at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had postpartum anxiety. When I was back, I was really nervous. It was like starting TV all over again. I felt unsteady. I was trying to make a joke, \u2018You missed me so much.\u2019 If you watch the clip, her reaction is very sharp,\u201d McCain continued, adding that Behar didn\u2019t apologize to her, even though she cried during the commercial break and had a panic attack in her office when the show ended.<\/p>\n<p>John McCain\u2019s proud daughter\u2019s fellow conservative panelist pal \u2014 Abby Huntsman \u2014 preceded  McCain\u2019s exit in January 2020. At the time, she said it was to help out her dad, Republican politician Jon Huntsman Jr., with his Utah gubernatorial campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Huntsman, 36, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/10\/28\/this-is-the-real-toxic-reason-abby-huntsman-left-the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">later admitted the honest reason<\/a> for her departure: The show\u2019s workplace environment, she said, \u201cdid not reflect my values\u201d and was \u201crewarding people for bad behavior.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Welp: Good luck to the new hire \u2014 and take a little time to enjoy your possibly short-lived view! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another polarizing season of \u201cThe View\u201d is wrapping up this summer \u2014 and a bombshell \u201chot topic\u201d about who the next conservative co-host will be is about to drop, The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1538244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1538115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1538244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1538115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1538115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}