ABC’s The View Co-host Sara Haines announced she is leaving the show to take on a new gig, as host to the third hour of Good Morning America with Michael Strahan.
In the running in this name-game, is CNN contributor Ana Navarro, who has immediately taken the lead in the replacement along with Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Abby Huntsman. According to insider sources, The View is seeking a second conservative host to keep Meghan McCain company.
The View now has two vacant panelist chairs, Haines’ announcement following by four days the news that three-year co-host Paula Faris is leaving the show, and her weekend GMA duties, for a new assignment that includes contributing to Good Morning America and a podcast on faith.
The speculation could go on for quite a while; ABC typically does not announce the new lineup until shortly before the show’s new-season starts, right after Labor Day holiday. The show’s annual host-changeover soap opera is among reasons the ABC News daytime talker remains a darling of the media.
Ana Navarro would be the second Latina to sit as a permanent co-host at the table since Rosie Perez left in 2015. Another favorite guest co-host was Cristela Alonzo, and it would be nice to see her return more often.
The View has seen many co-hostess come and go in recent years. Perhaps by the time the show ends, we’d have more than one Latina at the table.
Ana Navarro is a leading political strategist and TV commentator. She is one of the leading Republican Latino political voices in the United States. She is a popular political commentator currently on CNN, ABC, MSNBC, and Telemundo.
Since 2015, she has been a frequent recurring guest panelist on ABC’s The View. The Miami News Times named her a “Republican power-consultant,” and the Tampa Bay Times called her a “sought-after voice in Republican politics and an adviser for any presidential hopeful.” Since the 2016 presidential elections, Navarro has bravely spoke out against the controversial comments and anti-immigrant bans coming out of the current president and administration. As a result, Latinos, not just Republicans but Democrats and Independents have endeared and surrounded her with support for putting country above party.
The Nicaraguan born scholar earned her B.A. from the University of Miami in 1993, and a Juris Doctorate in 1997.
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