Meghan McCain announces departure from ‘The View’

Meghan McCain returns to ‘The View’ following maternity leave

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After four seasons on “The View,” Meghan McCain announced Thursday that she’s leaving at the end the season.

MORE: Meghan McCain of ‘The View’ gives birth to baby girl © ABC Meghan McCain announced that she will be leaving “The View” at the end of July 2021.

McCain, 36, joined as a co-host of the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show in October 2017.

“It’s such a privilege to be on the show. It’s such an iconic show. It’s so iconic to be in this chair that [Elisabeth Hasselbeck] made so great,” McCain said at the top of her first show on Oct. 9, 2017. “I watched Elisabeth in college, and to be the conservative on this show is something I take very seriously, and I’m excited to bring a different perspective to the show.”

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On Sept. 28, 2020, McCain gave birth to baby girl Liberty Sage McCain Domenech and returned from maternity leave on Jan. 4.

MORE: Meghan McCain says ‘View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg predicted her pregnancy a year ago © Nicolette Cain/ABC News Meghan McCain co-hosting “The View” on March 2, 2020.

Upon her return, McCain reflected on the time she had to recover from her emergency cesarean delivery and postpartum preeclampsia. She soon called for mandatory paid maternity leave.

“As I thought about it, the more angry I got that there weren’t women in the rest of America that had the same kind of luxury that I had working here at ‘The View,'” she said.

“We are leaving women in this country without [that] capacity and ability — unless you have an employer that allows you to take care of your child — to heal physically, which is something that needs to happen,” she added.

MORE: Meghan McCain calls for mandatory paid maternity leave, gives update on daughter © ABC via Getty Images, FILE Senator John McCain made a special visit to “The View,” Oct. 23, 2017, for his daughter Meghan McCain’s birthday.

McCain, who was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, was propelled into the national spotlight at an early age as the daughter of Sen. John McCain. She is a respected Republican voice and is passionate about a wide range of topics, from women’s and social issues to marriage equality.

Before joining her father’s 2008 presidential campaign, McCain graduated from Columbia University with a degree in art history and ambitions to pursue a career in music journalism. She completed internships at Newsweek and “Saturday Night Live.”

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