Meghan McCain a feisty new presence on ‘The View.’
In less than a year, she's become a reason to watch
The past few weeks alone, McCain stared down the fury of
"She is smart, considered and utterly fearless," said
Some bravery is necessary, since McCain's workplace defines the term "
Goldberg so detests Trump she won't say his name, preferring "the guy in the
The show has spit out previous conservatives.
The 33-year-old McCain heard the stories.
"This is no shade at women who have been here before, but I knew going in that I couldn't be intimidated by the others and their strong opinions," she said. "These are all smart, strong women. I had to stay true to my convictions and my politics and not let the physical audience in front of me, which is normally very liberal, or the audience on social media impact my politics. Because a lot of things I say are unpopular."
Her abortion discussion with Goldberg stepped on the third rail of American politics. "I don't believe that murder should be legal in
Squabbles with Behar draw the most attention. Seeing them develop is like watching a storm gathering; neither woman has a poker face.
McCain erupted during a discussion about adult film actress
"Was that necessary?" McCain said. "Come on, that was so mean." She said Behar was making fun of the first lady's pain.
"You have no sense of humor," Behar said, giving her co-host a dismissive wave. "That's your problem."
When McCain urged her colleagues not to give Trump a blanket condemnation, and instead deal with different topics individually, Behar said, "there aren't that many years in my life to take him issue by issue."
A discussion about what the hosts did during a
The show is clearly sensitive to any perception of personal animus; Goldberg last week referenced media reports that speculate about how people get along by showing a picture of Behar, McCain and co-host
Backstage, McCain said she's developed a kinship with Behar since they're the show's most polarizing hosts.
"I like her a lot," Behar said. "She's a very intelligent girl. She has qualities in her personality that I admire in myself. For example, she's very direct. She does not take hostages — she just says it and moves on and I like that about her."
McCain said she believed that people at "The View" thought she was more moderate than she was, perhaps because she advocates for LGBT rights. She describes herself as a hard-core conservative. Others on the right who once considered her "squishy" now cheer her on, primarily because of the setting. Much like her former colleague
McCain and her family are no fans of Trump personally, given swipes at her father that began with a denigration of his POW status in the Vietnam War. She said her toughest day on the show followed reports of a former Trump aide,
Yet McCain feels that it's her job to make sure the voices of people who supported Trump are heard.
"I'm trying to explain how we got here," she said, "because I'm not as surprised about Trump as I think the rest of my cast is ... I think he's going to be re-elected in 2020 easily unless the
It still felt somewhat surreal a few weeks ago when McCain took the side of Trump's fans in an argument with conservative commentator
A bemused Behar loved it. "I enjoy Republican on Republican crime," she quipped.
Not one of McCain's finest shows, she came off as a bully. Setmayer didn't return messages seeking comment.
Two of McCain's most memorable moments of the past year had nothing to do with political fights. Her takedown of "Fire & Fury" author
McCain said her father watches her every day on "
She's glad she took his advice.
"My dad always says that a fight not joined is a fight not enjoyed, and I feel that way," she said. "I like the debate, and these are amazing adversaries to have every morning. That's fun."
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