ABC’s “The View” could be facing new legal challenges.
On Thursday, the panelists of the talk show discussed allegations Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, traded on his father’s name.
Co-host Ana Navarro said, “Joe Biden’s crime is behind Hunter Biden’s father. And being Hunter Biden’s very loving father, very good father, very supportive father.”
“Look, did Hunter Biden influence peddle on his last night? Yes, he did. So did half of Washington,” Navarro continued.
She added in an apparent reference to former co-host Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), “People at this table did it!”
The audience burst into laughter.
Watch the video below:
“People sitting at this table did it!” The View throws shade at former co-host Meghan McCain for influence peddling, without even mentioning her by name. (Video: ABC) pic.twitter.com/6eyFwhYQ3R
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) December 14, 2023
As she tried to continue, conservative co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin interjected, “Wait… who at this table peddled on their last name?”
“I didn’t,” co-host Sunny Hostin quickly responded.
However, Navarro clarified, “I’m not talking about currently.”
Meghan McCain shot back on X, formerly Twitter, “I don’t understand why my former colleagues [at ‘The View’] bring me up and slander me on an almost weekly basis. It has been years – move on, I have.”
“I have never been accused of a crime in my life and am a patriotic American – I would never and have never ‘influenced peddled’ in my life, let alone with foreign adversaries. Not all politicians children are the same – and I am no Hunter Biden,” she continued.
McCain added, “All accusations are absurd, defamatory and slanderous. I will be consulting my lawyers regarding what was libeled against me on The View this morning.”
I don’t understand why my former colleagues @TheView @ABC bring me up and slander me on an almost weekly basis. It has been years – move on, I have.
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) December 14, 2023
I have never been accused of a crime in my life and am a patriotic American – I would never and have never “influenced peddled”…
In a separate post, McCain wrote, “[‘The View’] is an [ABC News] program. I do not take it lightly when any news program suggests I engage in criminal behavior, especially as a former employee of ABC News.