The past year was a blur for daytime chat show. The ViewWith its co-hosts Megan McCain exitingAfter a four year period of rumor-mongering, Whoopi Goldberg, stalwart moderator, was forced to take sporadic absences. In one case, network suspensionAnd Filming for a TV showIn another. It looks now like The View may finally be set to semi-permanently fill the conservative-leaning void that remained after McCain bowed out, and with a past guest host who was a member of former President Donald Trump’s staff.
It seems that ABC executives are in the final leg of contract negotiations to include Alyssa Farah-Griffin to. The ViewAccording to Variety. There are no deals yet that have been finalized. However, the outlets sources seem to be confident that they will share details with their fans soon.
The 33-year-old clearly has the resume to back up being the show’s more conservative voice, seeing as how Farah Griffin was the press secretary for Mike Pence from 2017-2019 ahead of taking on the same role for the Department of Defense from 2019-2020. She then became the White House’s director of strategic communications under Donald Trump in April 2020, where she stayed until leaving the White House altogether at the end of that year, post-election. Alyssa Farah Griff joined CNN in April 2020 as a political contributor. She had changed her mind about Donald Trump after the election-denial fracass and the January 6 rebellion.
Farah Griffin has been at the center of recent rumors regarding a possible hosting announcement coming soon, and she’s reportedly the reason why comedian and this year’s Oscar co-host Wanda SykesChoose Not to be on the ShowEven though Farah Griffin had previously been scheduled to appear, she was not invited. Farah Griffin is not the most talked about person on social media. The ViewBut that’s the way it is.
Although no one is perfect, The View or ABC has confirmed Alyssa Farah Griffin’s involvement as a permanent co-host in Season 26 — a show spokesperson merely said to stay tuned in lieu of any current announcements — fans can likely expect to hear something big in the next month or two ahead of the season’s official start.
Whoopi Goldberg (returning for Season 26), Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines (returning as co-hosts in 2020, after she left in 2018 to join The CW), and Sunny Hostin (returning for Season 26). Good Morning America family. Ana Navarro joined the quartet as a part-time cohost, but her auditions for permanent host were unsuccessful. This reportedly led to her feeling disappointed.
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