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took aim at the current hosts of over what she perceived as a turn toward 'viciousness' in a new interview.
The 72-year-old morning show veteran claimed Monday on the Tomi Lahren Is Fearless podcast that the long-running talk show has than it was under earlier hosts.
Lahren, a conservative commentator, cued up the topic when she asked Gifford if she thought people were more divided now than in the past.
'There’s just more of us — and we’re meaner now,' Gifford said. 'People at least would pretend to have some manners [in the past]. Now, there’s a viciousness.'
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The series, which began airing in 1997, is currently hosted by Joy Behar, , Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro.
Kathie Lee Gifford, 72, took aim at the current hosts of The View over what she perceived as a turn toward 'viciousness' on Monday's episode of the Tomi Lahren Is Fearless podcast. She claimed the long-running talk show is more divisive than it was under earlier hosts; pictured in 2024 in Franklin, Tennessee
Lahren asked Gifford if she thought people were more divided now. 'There’s just more of us — and we’re meaner now,' Gifford said. 'People at least would pretend to have some manners [in the past]. Now, there’s a viciousness'; The View hosts (L–R) Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin, Joy Behar, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Whoopi Goldberg are pictured
Behar has co-hosted the series since its inaugural season, though she left the show for two seasons beginning in 2013.
Goldberg is the other senior co-host, having been part of the program for nearly two decades after joining in 2007.
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Haines and Hostin both joined the series in 2016, while Griffin and Navarro were added to the lineup in 2022.
The conservative commenter and daughter of the late Republican Senator John McCain had a reputation for pushing back against the more liberal politics of her colleagues.
'People really love fighting with me and I've come to terms with the fact that people love me and love to hate me,' Meghan admitted in a 2021 interview with the . 'I really have gotten to a place where I'm comfortable with that.'
In a 2022 appearance on the Commentary Magazine Podcast, McCain said that she .
After Behar had chastised McCain for interrupting her, McCain had joked, 'You missed me so much, Joy. You missed me so much when I was on maternity leave. You missed me so much. You missed fighting with me.'
Behar coldly replied, 'I did not. I did not miss you. Zero.'
McCain told Commentary that after the comment exemplified her treatment on The View.
'I didn’t feel supported when I had my baby, and I didn’t feel supported coming back, and that was ultimately it,' she said. 'That was why I left!'
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