9 Viewer Picks for Meghan McCain’s Replacement on ‘The View’
With Meghan McCain exiting The View at the end of the ABC talk show’s 24th season, viewers are already teeing up ideas for her replacement.
And good luck to whoever gets the position: As we’ve covered at length, The View has been a revolving door of hosts, and not everyone leaves the table on good terms.
Still, someone will have to join (or re-join) the show in Season 25. Social media is full of suggestions, and we’ve selected a sampling, starting with but not limited to women who could take up McCain’s mantle as the show’s lone conservative.
Who do you think should get the gig? Sound off in the comments below.
S.E. Cupp
This columnist, recently seen on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher and CNN’s Reliable Sources, is one of the “mature, professional, respectful Republican women who speak truth to power” that a Twitter user named in a list of possible McCain replacements.
Jenna Bush Hager
“The View should replace Meghan McCain with Jenna Bush,” one Twitter asserted back in 2018. Of course, Hager might be a little busy these days, since she’s the co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna.
Jedediah Bila
“I would like to see her come back,” one Reddit user recently wrote about this Fox & Friends alum, who co-hosted The View between 2016 and 2017. “She was very respectful and was willing to hear other people’s views more. Plus, she had great chemistry with the remaining hosts.”
Nicolle Wallace
This host of MSNBC’s Deadline: White House was a co-host on The View between 2014 and 2015. “She was very respectful as the conservative on the show, but I think her coming back is a long shot,” the same Reddit user speculated.
Yvette Nicole Brown
“I really love it when she guest co-hosts, but I don’t see it being likely since she doesn’t have a different view,” the Reddit user said of this Community alum who has guest-hosted a dozen episodes of the talk show (and, yes, votes Democrat).
Lisa Ling
In a recent Twitter poll, one person asked, “Should Lisa Ling replace Meghan McCain on The View (only if she wants the gig)?” More than 17,000 voters chimed in, with 95.8 percent saying yes to the idea of this former View co-host returning.
Jameela Jamil
In case this Good Place alum and Legendary judge has free time, one Twitter user nominated her to be McCain’s replacement: “Wait, I’ve figured out how to fix everybody’s problems: Jameela Jamil should replace Meghan McCain on The View.”
Stacy London
This style maven and What Not to Wear alum guest-hosted three dozen View episodes between 2015 and 2016, but one Twitter user wants more. “Stacy London should replace Meghan McCain on The View,” that user recently proposed. “Now let’s have that conversation!”
Monica Lewinsky
The most famous White House intern of the 1990s has become a cyberbullying activist and a Vanity Fair columnist in recent years, and a Twitter user pushed for her to join The View back in 2019. “Wait, The View should replace Meghan McCain with Monica Lewinsky,” that user wrote at the time.
Don’t Miss Any Co-host Chaos
Get absolutely everything about The View in your inbox!
Conversation43 Comments
Please read the TV Insider Community Guidelines.
Register or sign in to join the conversation.
-
G
Ana Navarro should be next co-host in my opinionl
-
O
she doesn't want to be in NY 5 days aweek
-
-
O
I watch Nicole Wallace everyday on MSNBC. I like the way she presents things and is 0not hostile to different view points
-
B
lol Nicole Wallace is a leftist....Terrible replacement for Meghan
-
-
R
Ana Navarro would be perfect. She is a true republican, but is a realist that gives honest, and at times with a little humor, opinions on what is going on with her party. She talks a language that we all can respect, even if we are not in her same political party. Always look forward to her co-hosting and hope that she can be made a permanent part of the show. Megan was fine, but a little to combative for my taste. A person does not want to watch a show that makes them nervous, but to feel informed, and I think that's were Ana's talent is.
-
B
True Republican? She trashes every Republican any chance she gets, and not just trashing Trump but literally every Republican. Your analysis is just wrong....She is very middle of the road, the View needs a true Republican/conservative to replace Meghan otherwise we will just hear the same leftist blabber from start to finish
-
-
D
A number of these choices either already have jobs or don't replicate Meghan's relative political viewpoint.
-
P
I think you should have someone like Megan (Republican) because its interesting to know what their views are on Topics that are brought up. Sometimes listening to all views on both sides can help make people understand why they feel and believe on why and how things in politics or other subject matters are viewed.
-
G
Lisa Ling was already on the View. They don't need her or any other co-host that has been there before and stayed mopre than a year. My opinion only
-
O
I think that there are some strong front-runners like: Lisa Ling, SE Cupp, Bush-Hager. All are strong women with strong opinions who look for constructive discussion. Sorry to Andrea, but Kimberly Guilfoyle is a Trump Puppet who believes in conspiracy theories. If you wish for the View to lose viewership and integrity go for her, but I believe a well-rounded articulate Republican would be best. I love Lisa Ling, but I really would like SE Cupp to have a shot at it and see how it plays out with the hosts and with the viewership.
-
M
Since this all started, I really have lost my desire to watch the view,
I just have gotten tired with the whole format boring no one seems to have any intelligent responses to anything. They all seem to have to take a cue from some one else, to make it interesting
-
B
ANA NAVARRO WOULD BE SUPURB.
-
G
I didn't like Debbie Matenopolous when she was a co-host years ago
-
C
Yes I agree about Debbie. I disagree on Ana unless she replaced Sunny. I think they need a Candace Owens, Michelle Malkin type of View.
-
-
M
I think you should go a different route, like choosing someone from your audience with different opinions and strong person, either everyday or once a month.
Then you would be getting the individual peoples opinion from every walk of life.
Missed one item in my background grew up in New york.
-
R
How can the lose anymore?
-
R
How about Ben Shapiro?!?!
-
B
Ana Navarra
-
P
If you don’t get a true Republican that can stand up against all the democrats like Meghan did, this show will be like the rest and major boredom. I will not be interested in watching.
-
M
All your choices are boring, get someone as I said new and the public.Then you are going in a different direction and with different opinions' had already had it with Megan,everytime she spoke she would do a repetition of who she was and what she believed in.
Enough all ready.
-
P
Candace Owens would be great. She knows how to hold her own. Another great replacement would be Rachel Campos Duffy. You need someone who knows the Republican issues and express their views on subjects. They would make a very lively and interesting show. I am a Republican and would love it!
-
P
Anna Navarro is not a true Republican. I have not heard her agree with any Republican or be against Biden spending us into oblivion.
-
O
she is a rep ans has been for years and years when trump was a dem she was a rep working on John McCain camp
-
-
O
Candice Owens
-
C
Asian needs to be on show.
-
C
Michelle Malkin would be good and she is from the Repub view point and would be awesome. I personally think they need to replace Sunny as Whoopi and Joy already have her view point and all 3 are native NYers from NYC. Need all women to be very different like Barbara so geniusly understood when she created it.
-
P
Michelle Malkin would also be a great addition. We need someone who has real Republican views, not just wish washy like Jed Bila.
-
-
-
G
I heard a rumor a few weeks ago that Debbie Matenopolous was in talks to return and that they want to go in a less hostile direction with the show.
-
G
You do have conservative Republican viewers who watch every day and want to see our side represented also, I was a big Meghan McCain fan but she still was not a true Republican, she was wishy-washy on a lot of the topics. Her mom, Cindy McCain lost her way when she became a liberal Democrat and her dad John was a great man, but showed his true colors by becoming a Democrat before he passed. Neither of them really represent for represented the Republican party in the past few years. Make the right decision on who you choose. By the way, I really like Meghan McCain's husband, but he already has a gig working for Fox News so I guess he would be out of the question also.
-
O
just bc they don't support trump doesn't make them dems
-
-
G
Why can't you handle a president Trump supporter? Are you afraid of finding out all of the great things that he did for our country? He loves this country and he loves all of the people of this country and he had our country in a great position when he left office and by the way he also had the border secure. Look at what's happening now at our Southern border, what about all the children that are being raped and molested and being thrown across the border by there parents and leaving them there some as small as one year old. They Biden Harris administration has done nothing to advance our country. They are a total failure and they will go down in history as the worst president/vice president ever. It is a shame what they are doing to our country and nobody on the Democratic side will stand up for the women and children that are coming across the border. By the way where is Biden, he is on vacation while our country has several crises going on such as Afghanistan, inflation on everything from gas to food, the southern border, our country's
standing around the world, the crime in the big Democratic cities around the United States, etc. Where is Joe and Kamala?
-
M
Mike ,he loved this country for the dollers he made!!!!
-
M
for all of you that complain about money being spent are probably to young to remember WW11,when Roosevelt got us out of similar situation with infrastructure jobs and social security began the money spent was enormous, but it put the country back. I was an immigrant that came here just as Hitler was marching across Europe, and we were very poor.We believed in this country that 3 of my brothers served in WW11,we know what it takes to make us great again,remember Trump and his cronies shied away from serving this country,what was his excuse shin splinters.
-
-
P
True statements! Anyone that would rather have what Biden has done to this country is totally insane! He is going to bankrupt this country and we will never come back.
-
O
none of this is true all lies trump did NOTHING for us and he is outof office why have one of his crazy supporters on the view what is the point in tht
-
-
B
Lisa Ling or Stacy London. As far as I know, The View has never had an Asian on the panel.
-
B
Lisa Ling was a co-host from 1999 to 2002
-
O
RIGHT
-
-
-
C
No to every all! Meghan needs to be replaced with some1 aligned with GOP which is Trump supporting and none of those you posted are. Candace Owen,
Sarah Palin, Kimberly Gulfoyle, Dagen MCDOWELL. People in that idea stream. Then they should replace Sara or Sunny with Megyn Kelly, S E Cupp, Caitlyn Jenner would be amazing. None of those in the article are even on same thinking as Megyn nor the current GOP. Barbara was genius & made sure the cohosts came from different ethnic groups and geography. Now you have 4 of the same politics and ideology and 3 native NYers (NYC is its own beautiful country in a way and doesn’t relate to Indians, Az, Georgia, KY so on). So I would love to see Whoopi, Joy, and then 2 others like a Candace Owen, Cailtlyn Jenner, Megyn Kelly, meaning a Bush like Republican and a Trump like Republican Bc they are very different and have some connection also. This is how you get cross conversation and no one is vilified on the show. Once Barbara was gone they hired only liberal republicans, 1 libertarian, and Meghan and all were anti Trump. So during the 4 years as President not 1 person on the panel was slightly a Supporter of the POTUs and that wasn’t reflective of the women of the country. Millions supported him 2x. So I think replace Meghan with a Trumper and replace Sunny or Sara with the Bush Like or a Trans Repub. and then Sara of Sunny whoever was left could be the wild card. I guarantee all the women would get alone better better if balanced!
-
G
Nobody who is sane wants to see a tRump supporter on TV everyday, I would definitely not watch any longer! I have no issue with an intelligent conservative who can speak and be respectful!
-
-
B
Conservative replacements top of the list are:
Candace Owens
or Kimberly Guilfoyle.
-
D
Guilfoyle? Really?
-
R
Are you crazy? Two worst choices ever. The View would lose all viewers.
-
Watchlist Easy access to only the shows you care about — all in one simple place
Alerts Only important notifications — when a show is returning, when it becomes available to stream, and more.
Special Offers Exclusive products we release related to your favorite shows and streaming services