Comedian Wanda Sykes reportedly nixed an appearance on ABC’s “The View” due to the presence of former Trump press aide Alyssa Farah Griffin serving as a guest co-host.
Sykes was initially scheduled to appear on last Friday’s show. However, she purportedly canceled the plan after her publicist discovered that Farah Griffin would serve as a co-host on the show.
“She didn’t want to be part of helping a Trumper launder her reputation,” a source insider told the Daily Beast. A rep for The View declined to comment, while a representative for Sykes didn’t get back to the media outlet.
Farah Griffin is not the only former Trump official-turned-Trump-critic to guest co-host as part of “The View.” Stephanie Grisham has repeatedly repented for her work under both and has also regularly appeared on the program.
Sykes could be out of the fold at “The View” as Farah Griffin is reportedly one of the two candidates who could fill the vacant seat when Meghan McCain departed the show last summer.
“You are starting to see familiar faces over and over,” a source told The Post. “I would expect an announcement before the season ends on August 5.”
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