Savannah Chrisley On Guest Co-Hosting 'The View,' Importance Of Real Dialogue, & Why She's Not A 'MAGA Poster Child'

The View: Behind the Table

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4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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She sits down with executive producer Brian Teta to discuss what surprised her most about guest co-hosting 'The View' and shares about her time behind the scenes. She reflects on the importance of engaging in productive dialogue, opens up about what led to her guest co-hosting opportunity, and explains why she says she didn't come to 'The View' to be a “MAGA poster child.” She details the efforts that resulted in President Trump pardoning her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, and addresses the misconceptions surrounding her family. Later, she reveals whether politics may be in her future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	All right, here we are on Behind the Table, and I'm joined by our View guest co-host, Savannah Crisley.
0:35.4	Thank you so much for having me.
0:43.8	Thank you so much for having me. So this is, for people who don't know, we've known you from your reality show and your family.
0:50.4	You were born on the day the View premiered.
0:52.7	How about that?
0:53.2	How crazy is that? August 11, 1997. That's incredible. So it's almost like it was fate. It was meant to be. Destined to be that you would be a guest co-host on the show here. Is that something you ever considered yourself doing? Were you surprised to get the call when we asked you to do this? You know what? I was. I was very surprised. There was,
1:12.2	I would say in the past two and a half, three years of my life and everything I've been doing,
1:16.6	I have definitely loved being more vocal and debating with individuals and having tough
1:22.4	conversations. But co-hosting The View was not something I thought would ever happen.
1:28.8	But I love it.
1:30.0	I'm so glad.
1:31.2	It's amazing.
1:32.5	It's so important for individuals who disagree to sit at a table and have a conversation,
1:40.7	disagree respectfully.
1:42.7	And, you know, a lot of the viewers on this show were not
1:45.6	too happy about me coming on. That's definitely true. And, you know, I get tagged in a lot of it
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