Savannah Chrisley is responding to “hate” after her first day cohosting The View.
“At present was greater than a seat on the desk … it was a second of function,” Chrisley, 28, captioned an Instagram submit on Tuesday, February 17. “4 girls who see the world a technique, and one who sees it one other … but we sat collectively, we talked, we listened. That’s what actual dialogue on this nation is meant to seem like.”
Chrisley was referring to her conservative political opinions, as The View cohosts Whoopi Goldberg, Pleasure Behar, Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines see issues from a extra liberal viewpoint.
“I confirmed up with conviction. Conviction in religion. Conviction in household. Conviction in freedom,” Chrisley continued. “I additionally confirmed up with respect … as a result of standing agency in what you consider ought to by no means require tearing another person down.”
The View might be welcoming some new — and outdated — visitor cohosts to the “Scorching Matters” desk throughout Alyssa Farah Griffin’s upcoming maternity go away. Govt producer Brian Teta confirmed to Deadline on Wednesday, February 4, that Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Abby Huntsman will return to the present with an alternative to function cohosts. Different confirmed (…)
Chrisley wrote that she and Behar, 83, “shared laughs” when the cameras stopped rolling regardless of their opposing political stances.
“I selected grace. I selected to fulfill her the place she was, not the place previous phrases have been. That’s progress. That’s energy. That’s what shifting ahead seems to be like,” Chrisley continued. “We don’t must conform to coexist. We don’t must suppose the identical to sit down on the identical desk. And we don’t must silence ourselves to be accepted.”
Chrisley’s The View debut got here on Tuesday as Alyssa Farah Griffin (the conservative voice on the desk) is on maternity go away after welcoming child No. 1 with husband Justin Griffin earlier this month.
Social media didn’t take kindly to Chrisley’s debut on the present, with some X customers claiming she was “unwatchable.” Others requested why Chrisley was requested to visitor host, with one individual claiming the truth TV alum has “no actual opinion of her personal.”
Since The View premiered in August 1997, greater than 20 girls have had everlasting roles as cohosts on the ABC morning speak present. The sequence, which was created by Barbara Walters, encompasses a multi-generational panel that conducts interviews and discusses the information of the day, starting from politics to leisure. The unique lineup was comprised (…)
Chrisley’s social media caption on Tuesday addressed the widespread backlash.
“To those that have despatched hate … I hear you. And I nonetheless select love. As a result of true tolerance isn’t just for opinions you agree with. It’s for those you don’t,” she wrote. “I’ll by no means apologize for standing for religion, household, and freedom. However I’ll at all times battle for a rustic the place each voice … not simply the favored one … will get to be heard. That’s the true view.”
Savannah’s foray into politics got here after her dad and mom, Todd and Julie Chrisleyhave been sentenced to jail in 2022. She fought for her dad and mom’ launch, receiving presidential pardons for Todd and Julie in Might 2025. The View’s cohosts beforehand slammed President Donald Trump’s resolution.
Savannah addressed the present’s previous feedback about her household throughout a December 2025 episode of her “Unlocked” podcast.
“I like doing issues that problem me, (and) I like doing issues that educate me,” she defined. “I’m completely going exterior of my consolation zone by doing The View.”
She added, “I imply, it is a present that … these personalities have bashed my household, have bashed me. These are the identical girls who made a remark to the extent of, ‘Surprise what she needed to do for these pardons.’”