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Jenny McCarthy says she was once asked to 'act Republican' while on 'The View'
Published December 13, 2018
Jenny McCarthy is speaking out about her time on "The View."
During an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live" on Tuesday, the "Masked Singer" star, 46, revealed that creator Barbara Walters once wanted her to "act Republican."
"... When I was on there, it was really hilarious, because they initially had me come on to be the pop culture girl because they wanted to change it," McCarthy explained to host Andy Cohen.
"And then Barbara didn’t know who anybody was pop culturewise," she continued. "And then they came in my dressing room and said, ‘Can you just act Republican so we have another point of view?' And I said, ‘How do I act Republican?’
"Then they figured out how to get a Republican."
Jenny McCarthy pictured here in 2014 as a co-host on 'The View.' (Getty)
McCarthy — a co-host on the ABC daytime talk show from 2013 to 2014 — complimented Meghan McCain, who offers a conservative voice on "The View."
“I love her on ‘The View,'" she gushed. "They needed an opposite point of view, in order to be ‘The View’ you need different sides."
Since joining the show, McCain, 34, has gotten into multiple heated arguments with co-host Joy Behar.
Most recently, Behar, 76, snapped at McCain for attempting to keep a Dec. 3 segment focused on honoring the late President George H.W. Bush without trashing Trump.
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