ABC’s hit talk show See wait until the end of the 5th broadcast to officially announce it what has been clear for weeks now: Anti-Trump ex-Trump Alyssa Farah Griffin will permanently fill the show’s conservative seat vacated by Meghan McCain’s departed last summer.
The program also announced longtime host Ana Navarro, a similarly conservative anti-Trump CNN political commentator who is also running for McCain’s former position, will remain on the show as a regular. as “official co-host”. Daily mail first report on Thursday morning, Navarro signed a new multi-year agreement with See. Diversity also reported On Thursday, veteran host Sunny Hostin recently signed a multi-year deal.
“If someone ever told me I was going to sit at the table with Whoopi Goldberg, I’d say, you’re crazy,” beamed Farah Griffin after being introduced as the new host on Thursday. “It’s been an honor to be with the girls every day on this set, and today it’s especially exciting for me.”
She added: “If there’s one thing that I believe, it’s that there’s more to this country than it divides it, and I think we can demonstrate at this table what our leaders have said. Our elected officials are generally unable to, that is, disagree, but do so accordingly, doing so in a fact-based manner. We don’t need any of these, you know, conspiracies and lies that have taken over so many rights. “
Farah Griffin also noted that the past few years have been “turbulent” for her, noting that she “lost a lot of friends” and became “estranged” from her family after speaking out against the Trump administration. .
Navarro, meanwhile, said “it’s not the right time for me or for the show to go full-time” as host while announcing her new deal with program.
The Daily Beast reported last week that the network has named Farah Griffin as a permanent addition to the show’s cast and is likely to officially announce the decision sometime this week, when the current season begins. at the end. The 26th season of the weekday talk show will begin next month.
The former Trump White House spokeswoman has seen her frequency of appearances on the show increase in recent months. Following McCain’s departure after a big part stinging four years term, ABC News held live auditions for a new right-wing panel member. In addition to Farah Griffin, the show tried other conservative media personality such as former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham, Condoleezza Rice, former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya and CNN pundit Mary Katharine Ham, among others.
Farah Griffin, who Trump resigns from the White House a month before the January 6 uprising, was a loyal figure in the government. After serving as press secretary to both Vice President Mike Pence and the Department of Defense, she moved into the White House press office. However, after the attacks on the Capitol and the former president’s subsequent impeachment, she quickly became an outspoken critic of Trump and his election denialism.
While Farah Griffin’s striking face led to a gig for a CNN contributor and now a seat on a popular daytime talk show, her media career detox has taken a toll. met with some skepticism from colleagues.
Last month, The Daily Beast’s Confidential Newsletter reported that the popular comic Wanda Sykes has delayed her appearance above See after she learned Farah Griffin was hosting that day. “She doesn’t want to get involved in helping a Trumper clean up her reputation,” a source said at the time.
Confidential also revealed next week that a CNN star asked the network’s producers not to sign them up with Trump’s ex, adding that they didn’t want to give any credit to Farah Griffin’s career rehab.
At the same time, Farah Griffin has received praise for her attentive and enthusiastic online presence, a stark contrast to her predecessor at Seeof the roundtable. McCain, whose term was initiated by The argument never seems to endspent most of the timeView time shot at her ex-colleague and generally move the program to the trash that helped her become a household name.
