McCarthy, 53, joined the daytime talk show in 2013 following a cast shake-up that included the departures of Joy Behar<\/a> (who later returned) and Elisabeth Hasselbeck<\/a>. However, her tenure was short-lived as she departed the following year.<\/p>\n Asked if she\u2019d ever consider a return on Tuesday\u2019s episode of The Katie Miller Podcast<\/a>, McCarthy said that while she\u2019s been asked back for reunion specials, she has no intention to retake her place at the roundtable.<\/p>\n \u201cOver my dead body,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n Opening up more about her time on the show, McCarthy recalled being brought in alongside co-hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, and Sherri Shepherd because the show was \u201ctoo polarizing\u201d at the time. She said she thought her job was to discuss reality TV and other \u201cfluffy\u201d topics, avoiding political chat.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Jenny McCarthy was a co-host on ‘The View’ from 2013 to 2014 (ABC) open image in gallery<\/p>\n Jenny McCarthy has opened up about her time on \u2018The View\u2019 (Getty)<\/p>\n \u201cWell, that lasted a week,\u201d she said. \u201cBack then, I didn\u2019t consider myself to be a political person, which is why I thought I was perfect for the job.<\/p>\n \u201cI was like, \u2018Oh my God, what am I going to do?\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cToday, we\u2019re going to be discussing the hostage situation and whether the United States government should pay the ransom or not. And I was like, \u2018What?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018I just know who won on Dancing With the Stars<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cGetting through that year was really difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n McCarthy admitted to being \u201cmore political now, in terms of having opinions, because of \u2014 thank God \u2014 our latest administration has helped so much,\u201d she said, referring to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n McCarthy has been a vocal supporter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump\u2019s controversial Secretary of Health and Human Services. She has faced significant criticism in the past for promoting the disproven idea that vaccines cause autism, and said that chelation therapy, a quack remedy, helped cure her son of autism.<\/p>\n The actor previously spoke to Andy Cohen about her firing from the show in July 2025.<\/p>\n During an appearance on SiriusXM\u2019s Radio Andy, McCarthy recalled the \u201cmassacre\u201d that resulted in her and Shepard being let go, along with several of the show\u2019s producers.<\/p>\n \u201cSherri came crying into my dressing room saying, \u2018I was just let go,\u2019\u201d she recalled. \u201cThey got rid of a bunch of people.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Jenny](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-12-01-38-PM.png\")
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