Meghan McCain The View latest news – Host set to leave show as she's 'finding a new path after feeling burned out'

MEGHAN McCain will soon leave The View.

The conservative talk show host announced in July that she was "done" with the show and clashing with her co-stars, and had four weeks left on the job.

McCain wrote in a recent Instagram post that she's been overworked and wants a break.

"We need to stop glamorizing overworking. Please. The absence of sleep, good diet, exercise, relaxation and time with friends and family isn't something to be applauded," McCain said. "Too many people wear their burnout as a badge of honor and it needs to change."

The host added she's been "the queen of burnout for a long, long time."

Read our live blog for the latest on Meghan McCain's departure from The View…

  • Danielle Cinone

    HOW MUCH DOES MEGHAN MCCAIN MAKE ON THE VIEW?

    With a net worth of $10million, McCain has an estimated annual salary of $1 million from working on the daytime talk show.

  • Danielle Cinone

    IS MEGHAN MCCAIN A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN?

    Meghan McCain has been outspoken about her support of the Republican Party.

    When asked by her co-host Whoopi Goldberg if she still feels she belongs in the Republican Party or if she felt it was time to change parties earlier this year, McCain responded by saying she'll " die fighting for it."

    "I'll die fighting for it. I mean, I'm a lifelong conservative, unlike a lot of these heretics," McCain said.

    "I mean, I was born into this, raised into it, it's my whole entire life in all ways and truly at the bottom of my soul, I think as all of you know, I believe in the principles I was raised on."

  • Danielle Cinone

    MEGHAN MCCAIN IS SET TO LEAVE THE VIEW

    Meghan McCain is pictured (far right) with her cohostsCredit: Getty
  • Danielle Cinone

    WHAT HAS AN INSIDER SAID ABOUT MEGHAN MCCAIN?

    An insider told Page Six that the show has not yet found someone to replace Meghan McCain.

    The source said: "There is no scramble.

    "They’re taking time to find the right person to fill the seat. No one is freaking out.

    “There will be conservatives, some well-known, some not. It’s always been important to maintain a panel of different points of view," the insider added.

  • Danielle Cinone

    WHEN IS MEGHAN MCCAIN'S LAST DAY ON THE VIEW?

    According to Page Six, Meghan McCain's last day on the view is August 6.

    The news outlet said McCain teased about the date on social media.

  • Danielle Cinone

    HOW DID MEGHAN MCCAIN'S DAD DIE?

    Four days before his 82 birthday, McCain died after a long battle with brain cancer.

    “Senator John Sidney McCain III died at 4:28pm on August 25, 2018. With the Senator when he passed were his wife Cindy and their family. At his death, he had served the United States of America faithfully for sixty years,” his office said in statement following his death.

    He was diagnosed with brain cancer back in July 2017.

    McCain's cancer was discovered after a procedure to remove a blood clot above his left eye led doctors to a glioblastoma brain tumor.

    While doctors removed all of the visible tumor, glioblastoma's can spread on a microscopic level and by the time it was discovered, the disease had spread to other parts of his brain.

  • Danielle Cinone

    WHO IS MEGHAN MCCAIN'S FATHER?

    The TV personality's father is late Senator John McCain,

    Her dad – a former United States Senator – passed away on August 25, 2018.

    John Sidney McCain III was the US Senator for Arizona from 1987-2018.

  • Danielle Cinone

    WHEN DID MCCAIN FIRST JOIN THE VIEW?

    Meghan joined the cast of The View in October of 2017.

    She has been on the air for a total of four seasons.

  • Danielle Cinone

    HOW DID ABC REACT TO MCCAIN'S JULY 1 ANNOUNCEMENT?

    According to Page Six, ABC begged McCain to stay at the show, but a source told them that she said "No, I'm done! I'm not staying anymore."

    "They even offered a contributor role on ABC News, which she turned down," the source added. "She's just had enough. She doesn’t need it anymore — she really doesn’t need it."

  • Danielle Cinone

    WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MCCAIN FIRST ANNOUNCED SHE WAS RESIGNING?

    While concluding her announcement, she took a swipe at the renowned fights that McCain had with the hosts.

    "If you guys want to fight a little bit more, we've got four more weeks," she quipped.

  • Danielle Cinone

    WHEN DID MEGHAN MCCAIN ANNOUNCE SHE WAS QUITTING THE VIEW?

    McCain made the announcement at the beginning of the morning's show on July 1, telling viewers: "I'm just going to rip the bandaid off."

    "This was not an easy decision, it took a lot of thought and counsel and prayer and talking to my family," she said.

  • Danielle Cinone

    MEGHAN MCCAIN QUIT THE VIEW

    Meghan McCain quit The View live on-air after saying she's "done" with her co-star clashes, and joked they have "four weeks of fighting left."

    The host will give up her four-season stint on the daytime talk show at the end of July, despite reportedly having two years left on her contract.

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    'THE QUEEN OF BURNOUT'

    McCain explained in her Instagram comments that she's been "the queen of burnout for a long, long time."

  • Danielle Cinone

    WHAT DID MEGHAN MCCAIN SAY?

    McCain wrote in a recent Instagram post that she's been overworked and wants a break.

    She said: "We need to stop glamorizing overworking. Please. The absence of sleep, good diet, exercise, relaxation and time with friends and family isn't something to be applauded.

    "Too many people wear their burnout as a badge of honor and it needs to change."

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