Savannah Chrisley Made One Decision About ‘The View’ That Has ABC Panicking

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The View made Savannah Chrisley an offer.

The reality star accepted, but she didn't forget what the hosts said about her family.

And Savannah Chrisley made one decision about The View that has ABC panicking.

Trump Supporter Walking Into Lion's Den

Savannah Chrisley announced she'll guest host The View the week of February 16 while Alyssa Farah Griffin takes maternity leave.

The conservative reality star made clear she remembers exactly what the panel said about her family after President Trump pardoned her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, in May 2025.

"I'll be co-hosting The View the week of Feb 16th! I believe in sitting at tables with people who disagree with you and refusing to shrink your values to make others comfortable," Chrisley posted on X.

Then she dropped the hammer.

"But let me be clear: I have not forgotten the public bashing of my family by some of these same voices. Grace does not require amnesia."

That's a warning shot ABC can't ignore.

Joy Behar Led Attack on Chrisley Family

Chrisley's parents spent two years in federal prison after their 2022 conviction for bank fraud and tax evasion.

Trump pardoned them both after Savannah championed their cause at the Republican National Convention and repeatedly spoke out about what she called political persecution.

The View hosts savaged the pardons when Trump announced them.

"According to this administration, if you are a reality star with a lot of money, and a tax cheat, and you commit fraud, then that's good. We're going to give you a pardon," Joy Behar sneered.

"But poor people on Medicaid or food stamps, according to this administration, those are the real moochers in the country," Behar continued.

Ana Navarro called the pardons "not ethical" while the panel suggested Savannah did something inappropriate to secure them.

"These are the same women who made a comment to the extent of, 'Wonder what she had to do for those pardons,'" Chrisley said on her Unlocked podcast in December.

Now those same women have to sit next to her for an entire week.

Chrisley Represents Everything 'The View' Opposes

Savannah Chrisley spoke at the 2024 Republican National Convention where she blasted the justice system for persecuting her family.

"My family has been persecuted by rogue prosecutors due to our public profile and conservative beliefs," Chrisley told the crowd.

She specifically called out Fulton County prosecutors and an Obama-appointed judge who labeled her family "the Trumps of the South" during their trial.

"He meant it as an insult. But let me tell you, boy do I wear it as a badge of honor," Chrisley declared.

That same Fulton County tried prosecuting Trump over the 2020 election until an appeals court disqualified corrupt District Attorney Fani Willis over her relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade.

Chrisley champions everything The View despises: Trump, traditional values, and conservatives fighting back against weaponized justice.

Alyssa Farah Griffin's Fake Conservative Act

The irony is Chrisley will replace the panel's so-called "conservative" voice.

Alyssa Farah Griffin worked in the Trump administration as White House Communications Director and press secretary to Vice President Mike Pence.

She turned on Trump immediately after leaving and became one of his fiercest critics.

Griffin cooperated with the January 6 Committee, voted for Kamala Harris in 2024, and constantly attacks Trump on air despite claiming to agree with "75% of his policies."

Trump called her "a joke" in October after she refused to wear a MAGA hat on air despite promising to do so if he secured Israeli hostage releases.

"She got hired by The View, and they gave her a couple of bucks, and she changed her view very quickly," Trump said.

Chrisley represents actual conservatism, not Griffin's Never-Trump performance art.

The 28-year-old podcaster told her audience she's "going outside my comfort zone" by appearing on a show where "these personalities have bashed my family, have bashed me."

But Chrisley isn't backing down or apologizing for her beliefs.

"I stand on faith, family, and freedom," she declared.

ABC thought they were getting a docile guest who'd play nice with Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar.

Instead they're getting a Trump-supporting conservative with a spine who remembers every insult they hurled at her family.

This week is going to be must-watch television.


Sources:

  • Nicole Silverio, "Woman Who Actually Supports Trump Will Guest Host 'The View'," Daily Caller, February 5, 2026.
  • Savannah Chrisley, Post on X, February 5, 2026.
  • Lindsay Kornick, "Savannah Chrisley to guest host 'The View' despite show being critical against Trump-pardoned parents," Fox News, December 28, 2025.
  • "Savannah Chrisley at RNC 2024 delivers passionate speech about family's 'injustice'," FOX 5 Atlanta, July 17, 2024.
  • Multiple sources, "Alyssa Farah Griffin criticism of Trump administration," various dates.