Conservative Host Candace Owens Not In Talks To Replace Meghan McCain On 'The View'
July 22 2021, Published 7:02 p.m. ET
Despite the rumors, Candace Owens' will not be joining the ladies of The View -- at least, not right now.
Breaking Celebrity News is told the conservative television host hasn't been contacted by ABC about replacing Meghan McCain when she leaves the popular talk show.
Owens' rep tells us, she has yet to receive "any correspondence about Candace being a replacement on The View."
That doesn't mean Candace wouldn't jump at the chance to sit at the table. We're told "she would be interested" if the network approached her with the opportunity.
The news comes on the heels of rumors that the network is scrambling to find a right-winged, Donald Trump-loving host to take over for McCain.
According to one show insider, Candace was one of three women suggested for the job.
A View source told Daily Mail, if ABC executives really had balls, they would hire controversial conservatives like Owens, Megyn Kelly, or the former president's son Donald Trump Jr.'s ex-girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
"We need to hire a Trump Republican to reach more of the available audience at home," the insider said, adding after McCain leaves