When was Meghan McCain’s last day on The View?

MEGHAN McCain abruptly announced her departure from The View on July 1, 2021.

McCain joined The View in October of 2017 and stayed for a total of four seasons.

When was Meghan McCain's last day on The View?

Despite having two years left on her contract, McCain gave up her hosting duties on the daytime talk show at the end of the show’s 24th season on August 6, 2021.

McCain's announcement came at the top of The View's July 1, 2021, episode, telling viewers "I'm just going to rip the band-aid off."

"This was not an easy decision, it took a lot of thought and counsel and prayer and talking to my family," she said.

McCain called her co-stars at the time - Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Sara Haines - the "four most talented women on television" and the "best in the business."

However, while concluding her announcement, she took a swipe at the renowned fights that she had with her fellow hosts.

"If you guys want to fight a little bit more, we've got four more weeks," she quipped.

During her announcement, she shared that her father - John McCain - was one of the driving forces for her to join The View.

She revealed that this was one of the last things he encouraged her to do before he died in 2018.

Why did Meghan McCain leave The View?

One of the driving forces for McCain's departure from The View was to spend time with her husband, Ben Domenech, and their daughter, Liberty, in Washington DC.

However, McCain had also previously mulled leaving the daytime talk show.

CNN reported in 2019 that McCain felt dejected and sabotaged by her colleagues at ABC and was seriously contemplating leaving the show.

One source, who was a friend of McCain's, told CNN that McCain didn't "think it's worth it anymore."

A senior ABC employee, who also spoke to the outlet at the time, claimed McCain was "miserable" at the network.

McCain's conflicts with her hosts often went viral on social media, generating numerous headlines over the years.

As she announced her own departure, McCain took issue with the press coverage of the show, saying that the co-hosts are covered with "deep misogyny."

Who is replacing Meghan McCain on The View?

On Tuesday, July 26, 2022, news broke that the new full-time co-host on The View is set to be Donald Trump's former White House communications director, Alyssa Farah Griffin.

According to DailyMail, the new host will start at the top of the 26th season of The View in September of 2022.