Friday marked  Meghan McCain‘s last episode as a co-host of the ABC talk show ‘The View’, which she joined in 2017.  During Friday’s episode, a highlight reel of McCain’s best moments on the show was played. Following this, she left viewers with some final parting words and also said that she had a great time working with co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Honson and Sara Haines. 

“Thank you all so much, again, for the privilege and honor it has been the past four years to work on this show. It really has been incredible. It will be referenced in everything that I do for the rest of my life. You women have been so incredible to work with. The crew, the producers, everyone works so hard, An honestly, the audience giving me four years to give my opinion and, you know, show my perspective,” she said. 

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She continued, “This has been a really wild ride the past four years of my life. It’s been, honestly, the best of times in all ways, on and off the show. And it’s been a really incredible, liberating experience and I will always cherish the time I spent with all of you. So thank you all from the bottom of my heart and I hope that our executive producer, Brian [Teta], can forgive me for making his blood pressure rise for the past four years, as much as I probably have.”

The 36-year-old announced her departure in July.

“This was not an easy decision. t took a lot of thought and counsel and prayer and talking to my family and my close friends. And you know, look: COVID has changed the world for all of us and it changed the way at least, for me, the way I am looking at life, the way I am living my life, the way I want my life to look like,” she had said.

 Earlier this week, McCain, who is the daughter of late former Sen. John McCain, was slammed by author Mary Trump for her absence from the show.