Firebrand Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is set to appear on ' The View ' next week after facing years of criticism for its liberal leanings. Co-host Whoopi Goldberg broke the news during Thursday's show, months after a study from Media Research Center's NewsBusters confirmed the program featured almost no right-wing guests this year. 'I'm happy to say that she's going to be here on Tuesday,' Goldberg said of the Georgia congresswoman, during a debate about the ongoing government shutdown.
'I don't know how many things we agree on, but I know the one thing that she and I and all of us at this table agree on is [the shutdown] should not be affecting the American people.' Greene's appearance is slated for November 4, the hosts said, which is Election Day in a number of states. The announcement comes days after the hosts addressed their lack of Republican guests on-air on October 14.
Behar said conservatives 'don't want to come' on due to her and other panelists' progressive views. 'They're scared of us,' she claimed, before taking the time to quote Greene herself. 'It's like Marjorie Taylor Greene says, that she finds the Republican men afraid of powerful women.' Greene, 51, has also received praise as of late from figures ranging from Bernie Sanders to Jimmy Kimmel.
The compliments stem from Greene's recent attacks on her own party. The 51-year-old conservative has criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson's recent decision to keep the House out of session as Democrats continue to try to negotiate with them an extension of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies Greene's name thus came up twice during the View hosts' conversation Thursday before she was flaunted as guest.
Earlier in the month, Ana Navarro brought up Greene potentially appearing as a guest after Goldberg billed the congresswoman as 'the surprising voice of reason' during the shutdown. The show is regularly filled with criticisms of the commander-in-chief and his policies, and offers mostly kind words for Democrats. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr recently brought up the show's content while pondering a potential probe into ABC's broadcast license.
Carr did the same last month while threatening ABC with a federal investigation over comments from Kimmel, who was then suspended for several days. In May, top brass at ABC News and parent company Disney asked the show's panelists to dial back their constant complaining about President Trump. The White House also recently suggested that The View 'is the next to be pulled off air,' after Behar remarked that Trump was 'jealous' of former President Barack Obama.
In June, Goldberg sparked a firestorm over her controversial comments regarding the bombing of Iran, comparing life as a black American to living under Tehran's authoritarian regime. The study from Newsbusters was published the following month. Guests this year have included President Joe Biden, rising Congressional Democrat Jasmine Crockett, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Elissa Slotkin. The Daily Mail contacted ABC for comment.