Meghan McCain left The View in 2021… and she hasn’t quit talking about it since.
In an interview with The Messenger to promote her new podcast, “Meghan McCain Has Entered the Chat,” the 38-year-old says she never watches the hit daytime talk show, which she co-hosted for four excruciating seasons.
“You know, it’s kind of like looking at an ex-boyfriend’s Instagram,” she says. “It’s just not great for you.”
“I don’t have time to watch this kind of content,” she adds.
Meghan, who is John McCain’s daughter, in case anyone forgot, might not have time to watch the show, but she’s certainly found plenty of time to talk sh*t about her former colleagues over the last two years. In fact, she wrote a whole book about it!
Her scorched-earth memoir Bad Republican, which reportedly sold less than 250 copies during its first month of release last year, was all about how much she hated the other co-hosts on The View, especially Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar, as well as many of the guests, including the beloved Nathan Lane, who she called “a d*ck.”
Hey, how was your Valentine’s Day? Chances are it was better than Meghan McCain’s, whose entire day was apparently ruined by her former “The View” co-host Joy Behar.
She’s also lashed out at her former colleagues in interviews, telling Variety last year that being on the show was “crazy-making”, “extremely isolating”, and “humiliating”, and said she was constantly “talked to like I was a child and a brat.”
Speaking to The Messenger today, McCain says the only thing she misses from her days on The View is “the wardrobe people.” You know, the talented folx who helped her create iconic looks like this…
This…
And this…
“I just love getting dressed up,” she explains. “So I miss the wardrobe people the most and they’re very kind. They have been the wardrobe people the entire history of the show.”
But “Meghan McCain Has Entered The Chat”, which premieres today, promises to be a podcast about smart, thoughtful, interesting ideas, not settling scores or getting into personal fights.
According to McCain, she won’t be airing out past grievances with The View, which she still talks about constantly, including in this latest interview with The Messenger.
“I always keep emphasizing with our booker that this is a deeply respectful space,” she says, “and I am not here to make anybody uncomfortable or scream at them or get in fights in a way.”
“You could have heated arguments that are respectful, but I’m not here to make a spectacle. And I hope the more episodes come out, people will see that.”
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I didn’t respond because there was nothing to respond to. I stick around as a reminder to your failed left wing ideology. And hey, more and more people are speaking up about the damage that gender ideologues have done. That’s on you, Barry. I am remainder of how you’re losing your argument nationally. Hi.
The right will always be able to find an “ex-gay” “ex-trans” or an “ex-drag queen” and they will run with it to show the world that being gay, trans or working as a drag queen is the most evil thing in the world and that God and Trump don’t approve. In reality people who have an IQ that is higher than a 9 year olds can understand that ultimately hating on people who just want to live their lives and enjoy the same rights as others is just wrong. Having hate in your heart is wrong.
You reminded me of something I said to a right-wing, hillbilly kare (is there any other kind?) in a check-out line once: I understand your frustration and remind you that launching yourself out a nearby window is always an option.
What else does she have? Other than this her only accomplishment is being the daughter of John McCain, and even there she’s betrayed his memory.
I love that a conservative troll came on the complain about this when there hasn’t been an article about McCain in some time (since the last time she threw a tantrum about how no one takes her seriously), and then complaining that a gay website reports on a certain anti-gay politician who has made his entire career about being anti-gay.
Why give her space then? Why does Queerty need to repost the same crap? Same with DeSantis. It’s literally the same shi+ every week. Tiresome as Meghan McCain, quite frankly.
And yet you respond! You know you can’t get enough of McCain or Queerty, DeCrans. Aren’t you out canvassing for…(checks notes) DeFascist, who’s tanked in the polls?
Aw, Daveyboy. You sad that your conman candidate with dementia is statistically tied with their conman candidate with dementia? Go whine about it, Daveyboy.
And I’d put Mary Trump in the same column. Ooh, the Trump lesbian said something vicious about The Donald again this week. Stop the presses, Queerty! You know, for all the liberal bedwetting about the trans legislation, Queerty can certainly regurgitate the greatest hits. Imagine if journalists actually did something beyond copy-and-paste.
And you posted twice. Kinda like that last McCain post where you peed and moaned. “Why is Queerty posting about McCain?” Well genius, you bring in the page views, too. And also: I thought you were ignoring my comments. You can’t help yourself. It’s adorable.
dbmcvey, “Hey, during the interview, we’re going to ask you about the shrill dictators you used to work with” “ok”
It’s still not her decision, and even if she brought it up, who cares? I’m sure she has a million stories from that terrible show.
It’s a cottage industry on both sides. The gays love to rehash her drag queen hair styles. The conservatives want to rehash the intellectual lightweights of Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg (and Sunny Hostin.) Dave Matthews gets triggered. The cow milks itself every month.
I ignore the stories on DeSantis. I only clicked because I wanted fresh goss on that dithering braintrust named Joy Behar. Alas, another copy and paste hackjob. My initial question remains: For all your trans legislation bed wetting, why the plethora of copy and paste hackjobs? Y’all don’t even take yourselves seriously. And yet, you expect flyover country to fall in line automatically. It’s cute.
After Elizabeth Hasselbeck left The View she focused on her celiac disease and wrote a book about the low-gluten diet — because she’s gluten-intolerant in addition to all the other things she’s intolerant of, lol. McCain could write a cookbook of SOME sort, as a distraction. Or at least lay off the Twinkies.
Who in the hell wastes their valuable time on the ulcer, headache and indigestion producing waste of intelligence called the view? This show was decent when it started but over the years it’s become nothing but an ultra liberal bitch fest by a bunch of old nags that offer nothing constructive to the world otherr than vitrol and hate. And since it’s on abc, this explains the fact it hasn’t been cancelled. At least the Price is Right offers entertainment and to those lucky enough, life changing prizes in some cases. The view offers nothing positive making you realize your problems are miniscule compared to those of these so called hosts who’re constantly on the rag.
The minute she stops complaining about her “mistreatment” on the view she will be ignored and become irrelevant. Please let the media start ignoring her now. She was never well informed on the subjects that were being discussed. All she ever relied on was the fact she is John McCain’s daughter. At this stage of her life is that her one great accomplishment, then she is truly a sad individual.
Meghan McCain has nothing. It’s her former The View job, her late father, and nothing else. I guess she could be writing about her children with her right-wing plagiarist hubby, but no one wants to hear about them.
How pathetic. What’s next? Will she be at some kind of comic con in a booth signing photos of herself for $10 a pop? If she wasn’t so hateful I might have some sympathy for her
Me thinkest Miss McCain is chaneling a sort of morphed-VERY-late-in life combo-version of Peggy Lee and Mae West. Minus the genuine talent, warmth and sensitivity Lee and West both had, and continue to entertain and delight us with.
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decrans
Will Queerty ever stop rehashing the same articles about Meghan McCain and Ron DeSantis? Pot meet kettle.
ZzBomb
And deny you the capacity to whine about it as well? Don’t be so obtuse.
mailliw110
decrans pauses to look up what obtuse means, before responding.
barryaksarben
lol are you no longer EVEN trying to hide your being a troll? it was more fun before we all knew that you are just a sad. miserable loser of a guy
decrans
I didn’t respond because there was nothing to respond to. I stick around as a reminder to your failed left wing ideology. And hey, more and more people are speaking up about the damage that gender ideologues have done. That’s on you, Barry. I am remainder of how you’re losing your argument nationally. Hi.
decrans
*Reminder
Before the second string trolls who aren’t worthy of a response pipe up…
Fname Optional Lname
The right will always be able to find an “ex-gay” “ex-trans” or an “ex-drag queen” and they will run with it to show the world that being gay, trans or working as a drag queen is the most evil thing in the world and that God and Trump don’t approve. In reality people who have an IQ that is higher than a 9 year olds can understand that ultimately hating on people who just want to live their lives and enjoy the same rights as others is just wrong. Having hate in your heart is wrong.
randeman
You reminded me of something I said to a right-wing, hillbilly kare (is there any other kind?) in a check-out line once: I understand your frustration and remind you that launching yourself out a nearby window is always an option.
dbmcvey
I like it randeman!
dbmcvey
What else does she have? Other than this her only accomplishment is being the daughter of John McCain, and even there she’s betrayed his memory.
I love that a conservative troll came on the complain about this when there hasn’t been an article about McCain in some time (since the last time she threw a tantrum about how no one takes her seriously), and then complaining that a gay website reports on a certain anti-gay politician who has made his entire career about being anti-gay.
decrans
Why give her space then? Why does Queerty need to repost the same crap? Same with DeSantis. It’s literally the same shi+ every week. Tiresome as Meghan McCain, quite frankly.
mailliw110
And yet, here you are!
Kangol2
And yet you respond! You know you can’t get enough of McCain or Queerty, DeCrans. Aren’t you out canvassing for…(checks notes) DeFascist, who’s tanked in the polls?
decrans
Nope. I’m a paid canvasser for the No Labels Party now.
dbmcvey
The right wing troll just keeps moving into more unimportant roles.
decrans
Aw, Daveyboy. You sad that your conman candidate with dementia is statistically tied with their conman candidate with dementia? Go whine about it, Daveyboy.
decrans
And I’d put Mary Trump in the same column. Ooh, the Trump lesbian said something vicious about The Donald again this week. Stop the presses, Queerty! You know, for all the liberal bedwetting about the trans legislation, Queerty can certainly regurgitate the greatest hits. Imagine if journalists actually did something beyond copy-and-paste.
mailliw110
I don’t understand. Are you trying to get a job at Queerty?
dbmcvey
A right wing troll just posted 3 times on a story to question why it was posted. That’s why.
Phil
Haha. True.
decrans
And you posted twice. Kinda like that last McCain post where you peed and moaned. “Why is Queerty posting about McCain?” Well genius, you bring in the page views, too. And also: I thought you were ignoring my comments. You can’t help yourself. It’s adorable.
dbmcvey
Unlike the right wing troll complaining about this who keeps posting on it, I’m not opposed to the stories about Megan McCain and DeSantis.
m
Ugh, the nepo baby again. Please go away you hideous creature of fecal matter.
ShaverC
They clearly asked her about it, she didn’t bring it up on her own.
dbmcvey
You think the right wing news site The Messenger didn’t run it past her first?
ShaverC
dbmcvey, “Hey, during the interview, we’re going to ask you about the shrill dictators you used to work with” “ok”
It’s still not her decision, and even if she brought it up, who cares? I’m sure she has a million stories from that terrible show.
decrans
It’s a cottage industry on both sides. The gays love to rehash her drag queen hair styles. The conservatives want to rehash the intellectual lightweights of Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg (and Sunny Hostin.) Dave Matthews gets triggered. The cow milks itself every month.
dbmcvey
If she didn’t want to talk about it she always had the option to say “no comment,” but we know how much she likes to whine and play the victim.
decrans
Dave Matthews has a point. At this point, McCain is on par with the gender ideologues on the left at whining and playing the victim card.
dbmcvey
Look, that troll just keeps posting. Great way to make sure there are a lot more stories about Meghan McCain and Ron DeSantis.
decrans
I ignore the stories on DeSantis. I only clicked because I wanted fresh goss on that dithering braintrust named Joy Behar. Alas, another copy and paste hackjob. My initial question remains: For all your trans legislation bed wetting, why the plethora of copy and paste hackjobs? Y’all don’t even take yourselves seriously. And yet, you expect flyover country to fall in line automatically. It’s cute.
dbmcvey
You posted on this over and over again. They will run more stories on her just because of you.
dwick
she called Nathan Lane a D? WTAF?
still_onthemark
After Elizabeth Hasselbeck left The View she focused on her celiac disease and wrote a book about the low-gluten diet — because she’s gluten-intolerant in addition to all the other things she’s intolerant of, lol. McCain could write a cookbook of SOME sort, as a distraction. Or at least lay off the Twinkies.
greekboy
I just want to know the name of her hairdresser. I seriously need an appointment
dbmcvey
Halloween’s coming up!
winemaker
Who in the hell wastes their valuable time on the ulcer, headache and indigestion producing waste of intelligence called the view? This show was decent when it started but over the years it’s become nothing but an ultra liberal bitch fest by a bunch of old nags that offer nothing constructive to the world otherr than vitrol and hate. And since it’s on abc, this explains the fact it hasn’t been cancelled. At least the Price is Right offers entertainment and to those lucky enough, life changing prizes in some cases. The view offers nothing positive making you realize your problems are miniscule compared to those of these so called hosts who’re constantly on the rag.
dbmcvey
Thanks for posting and making sure more of these stories will be on this site.
Mr. Stadnick
If media would only stop talking about her we could get to “Who?” much faster.
dwgandy
The minute she stops complaining about her “mistreatment” on the view she will be ignored and become irrelevant. Please let the media start ignoring her now. She was never well informed on the subjects that were being discussed. All she ever relied on was the fact she is John McCain’s daughter. At this stage of her life is that her one great accomplishment, then she is truly a sad individual.
Kangol2
Meghan McCain has nothing. It’s her former The View job, her late father, and nothing else. I guess she could be writing about her children with her right-wing plagiarist hubby, but no one wants to hear about them.
Terrycloth
Why isnt she holding a Wire Hanger in any of those pictures ?
Fname Optional Lname
How pathetic. What’s next? Will she be at some kind of comic con in a booth signing photos of herself for $10 a pop? If she wasn’t so hateful I might have some sympathy for her
dbmcvey
I could see her at the Beverly Hilton sitting next to Danica McKellar and Candance Cameron Bure!
Mr.Gavin Elster
Me thinkest Miss McCain is chaneling a sort of morphed-VERY-late-in life combo-version of Peggy Lee and Mae West. Minus the genuine talent, warmth and sensitivity Lee and West both had, and continue to entertain and delight us with.