Given the "girl bye" reception her departure announcement received last month, it seems pretty certain that Meghan McCain is at the top of the list of least popular The View hosts of all time.
It would be hard to come up with a replacement for McCain who could possibly irk the internet as much as she did, but by golly, eldest failson of former Republican President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., just might have done it.
In a tweet, seen below, Trump Jr. suggested his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle take over McCain's spot, and that sound you hear is the entire internet screaming "LOL ABSOLUTELY NOT."
LOL, hey \u2066@ABC\u2069 even I\u2019d tune in to see \u2066@kimguilfoyle\u2069 do this. Kim vs the other 4 doesn\u2019t seem like a fair fight though. You may need a few more libs. \n\nChaos behind the scenes at The View as the show scrambles to find a 'Trump Republican'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9811723/Chaos-scenes-View-scrambles-Trump-Republican.html\u00a0\u2026— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1626996657
As always, rumors are swirling about behind-the-scenes drama at The View, this time because the show is supposedly scrambling to find a fittingly conservative replacement for McCain, whose tenure on the show concludes at the end of the month.
Traditionally at least one seat on The View's panel has been held by a conservative Republican. And according to the rumor mill, the shortlist for McCain's seat comprises a list of very conservative conservatives, including Guilfoyle and fellow right-wing nightmares Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens.
So Trump Jr. tagged ABC, the network that produces and airs The View, and did that good old-fashioned "Haha I'm totally making fun of this unless you're actually serious in which case I'm not joking about this haha" thing, throwing out his endorsement of Guilfoyle for the job.
He tweeted:
"LOL, hey @ABC even I'd tune in to see @kimguilfoyle do this. Kim vs the other 4 doesn't seem like a fair fight though. You may need a few more libs."
Oh wow, sick burn on the libs, Jr., good work.
Anyway, if the thought of Don Jr.'s unhinged girlfriend having a standing engagement on live television every day of every week horrifies you to your very core, you're not alone.
Twitter dragged Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle to absolute filth for the mere suggestion.
Well, it depends on which show they would have the \u201cTV face\u201c shown on?pic.twitter.com/njLmrMpSsK— Social_Spit (@Social_Spit) 1627075797
If ABC hired Kimberly Guilfoyle to replace Meghan McCain in the View,goodbye ABC !!!— Jaime Garcia (@Jaime Garcia) 1627122541
are you like... 4 years old?— Seany baby! (@Seany baby!) 1626996821
I really hope the View has a bit more self-respect than hiring Kimberly Guilfoyle. Megan McCain was bad enough and certainly tarnished their reputation but her? It would destroy it.— Missy McMurray (@Missy McMurray) 1627092016
Snuggle from the fabric softener ads is tougher than Cocaine Failson here.pic.twitter.com/EgNmwzAhaL— DeeReed (@DeeReed) 1627028487
I promise you that my wife & I will NEVER watch The View going forward if @ABCNetwork @ABC ever hires Guilfoyle as a replacement for Megan McCain. Period. There are very few people as toxic as Guilfoyle. I would imagine that the other current hosts would resign immediately.https://twitter.com/palmerreport/status/1418885622262075400\u00a0\u2026— waller\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@waller\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6) 1627125241
I found Kimberly Guilfoyle\u2019s audition tape. The view will just have to replace Meghan McCain\u2019s chair with a pole.pic.twitter.com/6gNeLnD741— Mel the Enforcer (@Mel the Enforcer) 1626999781
Oh God, no! I didn\u2019t think \u2018The View\u2019 could get worse, but this would do it. GROSS!! #TheView \nDonald Trump Jr. intrigued by Kimberly Guilfoyle replacing Meghan McCain on 'The View' https://www.sfgate.com/national-politics/article/Kimberly-Guilfoyle-The-View-Trump-Jr-Joy-Behar-ABC-16335089.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral\u00a0\u2026 via @SFGate— MsMartha (@MsMartha) 1627094537
Why she would just get fired like at fox for sexual harassment. Besides she doesn't have a TV face— scott (@scott) 1626997211
I stopped sporadically watching the View when Meghan McCain came on. Guilfoyle will do it for me.— pinkdogwood770 (@pinkdogwood770) 1627314059
Dude, lay off the blow and get a J-O-B— \u2744\ufe0f\ud83c\udf4d Paulie D. Cbus \ud83c\udf10 (@\u2744\ufe0f\ud83c\udf4d Paulie D. Cbus \ud83c\udf10) 1626996770
Yeah, well one of them needs a job and that habit isn't cheap.https://www.rawstory.com/amp/donald-trump-jr-the-view-2653909889?__twitter_impression=true\u00a0\u2026— Once Republican #RepublicansAreTheProblem (@Once Republican #RepublicansAreTheProblem) 1627120380
I know she\u2019s part of your brand with the sexual harassment and all. But, usually, that\u2019s disqualifies someone.— Elizabeth (@Elizabeth) 1627003916
@WhoopiGoldberg I plan to start DVRing The View again every day on Meghan McCain's last day. Kimberly Guilfoyle would definitely change my mind and I really miss watching y'all. Please no. Thank you. https://www-vanityfair-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/10/kimberly-guilfoyle-sexual-harassment-allegations-get-even-darker/amp?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16270969052102&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vanityfair.com%2Fnews%2F2020%2F10%2Fkimberly-guilfoyle-sexual-harassment-allegations-get-even-darker\u00a0\u2026— Susanne's a Rabid leftist\ud83d\ude37/BLM (@Susanne's a Rabid leftist\ud83d\ude37/BLM) 1627097012
Kimmy will need a job while you're being prosecuted then jailed.— 2cats510 (@2cats510) 1627001736
There is no way, NO WAY bloody Kimberly Guilfoyle is going to replace Megan on the View. R they serious??? At least Megan McCain has some class about her.— cunning stunt\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd96\ud83d\ude37\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf51\ud83d\udc19\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a (@cunning stunt\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd96\ud83d\ude37\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf51\ud83d\udc19\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf0a) 1627098793
People would be puking— "International Strategery" (Ret.) (@"International Strategery" (Ret.)) 1626998693
@TheView rumors are flowing that the View is considering Kimberly Guilfoyle as Megan McCain's replacement. If she hired, definitely I will not be watching. I doubt Joy will stay on.— PAO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf0a (@PAO \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf0a) 1627083869
Somebody\u2019s running out of money and needs to put the girlfriend to work \u2026?— MG \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc99 (@MG \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udc99) 1627015472
If ABC replaces Meghan McCain on The View with Guilfoyle, they can kiss the show goodbye! McCain is bad enough, can you imagine what Donald Trump Jr\u2019s girlfriend Guilfoyle would be like? The American People or getting sick of the radicals & the drugs!pic.twitter.com/PTFOg0Y8KN— WHSCI (@WHSCI) 1627052252
The problem is that none of you are paper-trained.— Saint Brian The Godless (@Saint Brian The Godless) 1627003385
Jr. appeared to have forgotten the reception he and Guilfoyle received from The View audience.
'The View' Erupts With Boos During Donald Trump Jr. And Kimberly Guilfoy... https://youtu.be/-n3JTe9uiIg\u00a0 \ucd9c\ucc98 @YouTube— @realUSPresident (@@realUSPresident) 1598311795
Perhaps Jr.'s significant other might not be the best choice after all.
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