The Chrisley family knows controversy. Todd and Julie Chrisley famously went to prison after a fraud conviction. However, they’re free now after President Trump pardoned them after two years incarcerated. The reality TV couple’s daughter played a huge role in getting the pardon. Her next huge task is guest-hosting a controversial show. Keep reading to find out all the details on the surprising move.
Savannah Chrisley To Guest Host Controversial Show
Todd and Julie Chrisley flaunted their lavish lifestyle on Chrisley Knows Best for years. In 2019, the Georgia officials claimed that the couple falsified loans and other documents to fund their extravagant lifestyle. A jury agreed.
However, the Chrisleys maintained their innocence, as did their children. The couple’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley, was the most outspoken. With her help, President Trump granted Todd and Julie Chrisley pardons in early 2025. Lifetime cameras captured their return to normal life in the docuseries The Chrisleys: Back to Reality.
But Savannah Chrisley isn’t done advocating for her parents. She revealed on her podcast in December that she’s joining a controversial show as a guest host in early 2026. The View panelists were critical of President Trump pardoning the Chrisleys. Savannah Chrisley joins the show as a guest co-host to seek redemption for her parents.
The reality star will step in as a guest co-host on the talk show based in New York City for an entire week, beginning on Monday, February 16.
Joy Behar Reveals Why The View Doesn’t Welcome Conservative Guests
Fox News blasted The View in July for not having more conservative guests. They cited a study that revealed the ABC talk show had hundreds of liberal guests, but no conservatives. Longtime host Joy Behar said that conservatives are afraid to be on the show.
“I think that we should have more Republicans on the show, but they don’t wanna come on. They’re scared of us,” she claimed ahead of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s appearance in November.
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Fans Predict Her Hosting Style
But Savannah Chrisley isn’t afraid to be on The View despite the fact that the hosts “bashed” her parents receiving pardons. “I’m totally going outside of my comfort zone by doing The View. I mean, this is a show that has bashed — these anchors or personalities — have bashed my family, have bashed me,” Savannah Chrisley said on her podcast about why she’s joining the ABC talk show.
“She is going to get dragged by Ana and Sunny,” one viewer predicted on Reddit. Another fan of The View speculated, “Whoopi is going to make her cry and I can’t wait ! The internet is about to drag her TRUST ME.” Tell us in the comments what you think about Savannah Chrisley guest-hosting The View.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
