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'It's been a wild ride': Meghan McCain is joined by mom Cindy as she bids farewell to The View after four years and tells her co-hosts she'll cherish the time they spent together

Meghan McCain was joined by her mom Cindy as she bid farewell to ABC's The View after four years, telling her co-hosts she will 'cherish' the time they spent together on the show. 

McCain made her final appearance as a host on the popular daytime chat show Friday, following her on-air announcement last month that she was standing down to raise her daughter in Washington DC.  

The 36-year-old daughter of the late Senator John McCain described her time as a 'wild ride' and joked that she wanted to apologize to show producer Brian Teta 'for making his blood pressure rise as much as I did.'

'This has been a really wild ride the past four years of my life,' she said. 

'It's been, honestly, the best of times, and worst of times in all ways, on and off the show. And it's been a really incredible, liberating experience.'

Meghan McCain bid farewell to ABC's The View after four years, describing her time on the show as a 'wild ride'

Meghan McCain bid farewell to ABC's The View after four years, describing her time on the show as a 'wild ride'

McCain thanked her fellow panelists Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hoston and Sara Haines telling them they had been 'so incredible to work with'

McCain thanked her fellow panelists Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hoston and Sara Haines telling them they had been 'so incredible to work with'

McCain thanked her fellow panelists Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hoston and Sara Haines telling them they had been 'so incredible to work with.'

'Thank you all so much again for the privilege and honor it has been for the past four years to work on this show. It really has been incredible,' she said. 

'It'll be referenced in everything I do for the rest of my life. You women have been so incredible to work with.'

She added later: 'I will always cherish the time I've spent with all of you. So thank you all from the bottom of my heart.' 

McCain also paid tribute to everyone else who works on the show and to the audience.  

'The crew, producers, everyone works so hard. And honestly the audience - for giving me four years to give my opinion and show my perspective,' she said. 

A pre-taped tribute was played during the show, depicting happy moments from episodes during McCain's four-year tenure.  

McCain described the farewell 'like I died and this is a memorial,' joking at one point: 'I didn't die, I'm just leaving the show… thank you guys, I'm still here.'  

Her mother Cindy McCain and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema both appeared as guests for the farewell. 

Cindy said she was 'so proud' of her daughter and was looking forward to seeing more of her and her granddaughter Liberty.

'I'm glad she chose a little bit of family over so much work at this time,' Cindy said. 

'I think she's done a wonderful job. I love her independence, her dad would be so proud of her.'  

Meghan McCain was joined by her mom Cindy who said she was looking forward to seeing more of her daughter and her granddaughter Liberty

Meghan McCain was joined by her mom Cindy who said she was looking forward to seeing more of her daughter and her granddaughter Liberty

Sinema, who is a close friend of McCain's despite their political differences, said they have 'a lot in common'.

'We're both from Arizona, we love cacti, I think we're both tough as nails, and we're both fiercely independent,' Sinema said. 

'So I think those similarities brought us together over the years, and we've just struck up a good friendship.'

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a pre-taped message 'the show will not be as lively without you.' 

McCain jokingly replied: 'My boyfriend!' 

McCain joined the show back in October 2017 to offer the conservative viewpoint on a talk show where she was outnumbered politically. 

She took to the role with gusto, frequently getting into onscreen tiffs with co-hosts Behar and Goldberg and cementing her place as a leading Republican voice in the media.

During her time on the show, she married conservative commentator Ben Domenech in 2017 and the pair welcomed their first daughter Liberty in September last year. 

McCain shocked fans on July 1 when DailyMail.com revealed she was stepping away from the daytime talk show. 

Meghan McCain announced live on air on July 1 that she was resigning from ABC's The View after four years

Meghan McCain announced live on air on July 1 that she was resigning from ABC's The View after four years

McCain announcing her departure on the show with co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro. She told viewers it 'was not an easy decision' but said she had built an 'incredible life' in DC with her daughter

McCain announcing her departure on the show with co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro. She told viewers it 'was not an easy decision' but said she had built an 'incredible life' in DC with her daughter

A source revealed that both The View and ABC had fought to keep her but she had been 'adamant' it was the right time for her to leave. 

Later that day, McCain confirmed live on air she was quitting the show at the end of the month with two years remaining on her contract.  

She told viewers it 'was not an easy decision' but said she had built an 'incredible life' in DC with her daughter after leaving New York City while pregnant during the pandemic.   

With the cast expected to soon return to its New York studio, McCain said she did not want to commute from DC. 

'I'm going to rip the bandaid off,' she said.

'I am here to tell you - all of my wonderful co-hosts and viewers at home - that this is going to be my last season here at The View. 

McCain and her late father Senator John McCain pictured with co-host Whoopi Goldberg

McCain and her late father Senator John McCain pictured with co-host Whoopi Goldberg

'It's not easy to leave but I feel like this is the right decision for me at the moment.'  

She explained: 'When I think about where I want Liberty to have her first steps, her first words - I just have this really wonderful life here that ultimately I felt like I didn't want to leave.' 

She also praised her co-hosts saying it had been 'one of the greatest, most exhilarating, wonderful privileges' of her life working with them and joked that she still had another month 'if you guys want to fight a bit more.'   

Her co-hosts had then heaped praise back on McCain, describing her as 'tough' and acknowledging her 'important point of view' on the show. 

ABC News said in a statement following her announcement, wishing her the best and thanking her for her 'passion and unique voice.'

'For the past four years, Meghan McCain has brought her fierce determination and vast political knowledge and experience to The View,' the network said at the time. 

'She recently came to us with her decision to depart the show at the end of this season, a difficult choice that she made for her and her family that we respect and understand. 

McCain has become a leading Republican voice in the media over the years. It is not clear who will replace her on The View

McCain has become a leading Republican voice in the media over the years. It is not clear who will replace her on The View 

'We wish the best for Meghan as she plans her next chapter, and thank her for the passion and unique voice that she shared with us and our viewers each day.' 

ABC has not said who will replace Meghan McCain in the show's conservative chair. 

DailyMail.com revealed last month that The View was scrambling to find a 'Trump Republican' to replace her. 

Prior to her hosting gig on The View, McCain was propelled onto the media scene as a columnist for The Daily Beast, a Fox News host and an MSNBC contributor.

McCain launched a docuseries in 2013 - Raising McCain - in which she was followed around the country covering current events and topics, including feminism and bullying.

She then went on to host the late-night news program 'TakePart Live' on Pivot TV.

McCain is also a New York Times best-selling author having published her first book in 2008: My Dad, John McCain.

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