According to Variety, former Trump White House director of strategic communications Alyssa Farah Griffin is in the final talks to join The View as the new conservative co-host.
What’s Happening:
- Alyssa Farah Griffin is in the running to be the new conservative co-host of the popular talk show The View.
- According to multiple sources, ABC executives have her in the final stages to be in the 26th season, which will begin in the fall.
- Griffin has sat at the Hot Topic table regularly this season.
- Meghan McCain served as the conservative co-host from 2017 to 2021, bringing ratings surges as she engaged in heated debates with other co-hosts during the Trump era.
- Previously, Elisabeth Hasselbeck changed TV era 2003 when she became the first Republican to argue about the headlines of the day on daytime TV.
- The deal has not been closed for Griffin as of yet, but it has been said that it is more than likely a matter of time.
- If she is chosen it's said that the announcement will probably arrive in the coming weeks, according to someone who is familiar with the show.
- The View has not confirmed or denied this news as of yet but has said to stay tuned.
- Currently, the Hot Topic table is led by Whoopi Goldberg with co-hosts Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Sara Haines.