Meghan McCain Calls Former ‘The View’ Cohosts ‘Crazy Old People’
Meghan McCain.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for TIMEMeghan McCain says she’s tired of her name being brought up all the time The view by former cohosts.
“The thing about The view is that when I signed my contract with ABC I didn’t know that this is forever, that I will be bullied, yelled at, abused and groomed for years to come for the rest of my life,” McCain said. 39, said on the Wednesday, December 27, episode of the “Don’t mention it” podcast. “I haven’t been on that show in years. And I’m just trying to live my life.”
McCain, who cohosted the ABC talk show from 2017 to 2021, added that she “didn’t know” when she signed on to participate The view that she would “have to deal with these crazy old people yelling about me all the time.”
“I go whole time without thinking about them – whole months without thinking about the show or anything,” she continued. ‘And apparently I’m on their minds every day. And it’s sad.”
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McCain’s comments were in reference to a recent episode of The view in which she previously claimed to be a cohost Anna Navarro referred to her political family. (Meghan is the daughter of the late Senator John McCain.)
During the December 14 broadcast, Navarro, 51, said Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines And Alyssa Farah Griffin discussed President Joe BidenHunter’s son Hunter’s decision not to comply with a subpoena to testify in a closed hearing about his foreign companies. (Hunter previously said he preferred an open court hearing.)
“Look, did Hunter Biden influence his last name? Yes he did. So did half of Washington,” Navarro claimed. “The people sitting at this table did it!”
After the panel looked at each other to determine who she was referring to, Navarro later clarified that she didn’t mean “currently” at the table. Although Navarro didn’t mention any names, Meghan assumed she was referring to her.
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“I don’t understand why my former colleagues @TheView @ABC bring up and vilify me almost every week,” she wrote via X (formerly Twitter). “It’s been years – move on, I did.”
Meghan noted that she has “never been accused of a crime in her life” and is a “patriotic American.” She added that she has never “exerted influence” in her life, “let alone foreign adversaries.”
“Not all politicians’ children are the same – and I am not Hunter Biden,” she wrote. “All allegations are absurd, defamatory and libelous. I will consult my lawyers about what has been defamed against me The view this morning.”
In another response, she added that as a “former ABC News employee” she does not “take it lightly” when she is accused of “criminal conduct.”
Elsewhere in Wednesday’s podcast episode, McCain claimed she disagreed with the host Michael Malice‘s theory that The view is “evil” at its core, the show is a “disorganized place” with people who aren’t “that smart.”
She added that the presenters are given “Hot Topics” to choose from in the evening, and are sent “news articles that you can talk about the next day.” She noted that “whatever the majority chooses is the topic of the show.”
“So it’s clear that anything that makes Democrats look bad will never get elected,” she said. “I had to go in every morning and say, ‘Hey, whatever news story that makes Biden look bad is the most important news story of the day,’ and there would be an argument about whether or not it should be aired because the The hosts did not agree. And that was always a battle every day. And there were some news stories that they just wouldn’t publish because it made people look bad. It’s under ABC News and I don’t think that’s completely ethical.”
McCain has often been outspoken about her grievances with the show since her departure. In October 2021, she claimed The view“The toxic work environment” was the reason she left the program.
“My view on the problems of The view is that it’s a show with a lot of demons that started in the beginning, and none of those demons have been exorcised,” she told Variety at the time.