Why The View Couldn’t Go Through With Hiring This Person To Replace Meghan McCain
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By Shana Aborn/Dec. 29, 2021 5:28 pm EST
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In a November 2021 Newsweek editorial, Boothe explained that she is not vaccinated against COVID-19. She opposes vaccine mandates as being “immoral,” believing the choice should be left up to the individual. This puts her at odds with Disney-owned ABC News, which requires that all U.S. employees be fully vaccinated against the virus. A source told The Daily Beast (via Daily Mail), “The show never had a chance to offer her a guest-hosting spot, and after her position on vaccinations was out in the open, any further negotiations became a ‘moot point’ and a ’non-starter.’” One ironic coda to the story: Boothe revealed on December 27 that she is ill with COVID. “Add me to the natural immunity club,” she tweeted. “The initiation sucks, but the worst is behind me.” This hasn’t changed her opinion, however. She went on to tweet that it’s pointless to impose mandates on a remedy for a virus that is “kind of inevitable.” In the meantime, the producers of “The View” continue to look for just the right “unicorn” to fill McCain’s seat.
