Meghan McCain returns to 'The View' and opens up about her pregnancy
Meghan McCain is best known as the lone conservative voice on The View, but now she’s about to take on a new role: mom. McCain announced that she and husband Ben Domenech are set to be parents in a tweet over the weekend. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, McCain appeared on the program via Skype, telling viewers “We’re excited—a little surprised.” “Everyone knows this has not been a smooth road to motherhood. It’s taken a lot of, you know, physical, mental, emotional strength to get here, and I think like a lot of women it just wasn’t a straight line. And I sort of didn’t know if I was ever gonna be a mom,” she continued. The co-host had previously shared that she suffered a miscarriage in 2019, calling it “a horrendous experience.” Even though McCain said she was surprised, she also revealed that there was someone close to her who actually predicted her pregnancy almost a year ago: Whoopi Goldberg. “Whoopi told me like a year ago that I was going to have a child and she told me the gender, and you were 100 percent right,” McCain told her fellow panelists. “This doesn’t help my feeling that you have psychic abilities that I’ve always thought you have and do. I told my mother, ‘Whoopi was right about everything including the timing!’” she added.
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MEGHAN MCCAIN: We're excited. A little surprised. I think that everyone knows this has not been a smooth road to motherhood. It's taken a lot of, you know, physical, mental, emotional strength to get here. And I think like a lot of women, it just wasn't a straight line. And I was-- sort of didn't know if I was ever going to be a mom. So I'm excited.
NARRATOR: The view co-host Meghan McCain returned to the broadcast for the first time since announcing she's pregnant earlier this week. She made the announcement via Twitter, saying in part, "Although this isn't how I expected to announce my pregnancy, both we, and our families, are excited to share the news with you all." McCain told viewers she and her husband were surprised, but excited. July of 2019, McCain shared with the New York Times that she suffered a miscarriage, and told viewers today that she didn't know if she would ever be a mom.
Viewers took to Twitter to congratulate McCain on the good news. "The very best to you and your family. Congratulations, Very happy for you. Many blessings," said one. And "So happy for your news. While we do not align politically, you've shown yourself to be fair, honorable, and not one to toe the party line. I believe you make your father proud every day. Congratulations to you both and all your family." And "Congrats on your pregnancy. Stay safe and healthy!" And one just said, "Meghan, you are going to be an amazing mom."
Even though McCain said she was surprised, she also revealed that Whoopi predicted it with scary accuracy.
MEGHAN MCCAIN: Whoopi said this to me. Whoopi told me like a year ago that I was going to have a child. And she told me the gender. And you were 100% right. And this doesn't help my feeling that you have psychic abilities. That I am-- I always thought you had. And you do. I told my mother, I was like, Whoopi was right about everything, including the timing.
